A Japanese drug and computer program reveals the amount of damage to the injured person’s body, and a special unit called the “Red Zone”. These are some of the approaches that Russia is applying to deal with the emerging coronavirus (SARS Cove 2) that causes Covid-19 disease, which we learn in detail in this report.
Russia announced today, Sunday, that it had registered 9,268 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 405,843 cases.
Officials said that 138 people had died in the past 24 hours as a result of Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 4,693.
And we start with the medicine that Russia will use, as the Ministry of Health approved the first anti-coronavirus in Russia, where it issued an official permit allowing the use of the drug "Avifavir" to treat people with the disease, and its scientific name "Favipiravir".
The State Register of Drugs website in Russia stated that the Ministry of Health agreed to use the medicine "Avavavir".
According to "Russia Today", Avivavir is produced as part of a joint venture of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Khimrar group to manufacture drugs, based on Avigan, which was started in Japan in 2014 to treat difficult flu cases.
Avivavir's clinical tests showed it was safe to treat the Corona virus without detecting any new side effects not previously reported.
The effectiveness of this drug has reached more than 80%, thus showing better results compared to other drugs that have been tested in Russia and abroad, according to German News Agency.
"Avivavir is not only the first antiviral drug registered against the Corona virus in Russia, but it is also perhaps the most promising anti-covid drug - 19th in the world. "
According to a Chinese study conducted last March, Avavir was clearly effective in treating patients with the HIV virus.
The study included 340 patients with SK in China. British newspaper Daily Mail reported that those who received the medicine recovered faster and showed better lung improvement than those who did not receive the medicine.
Avivavir is believed to prevent the reproduction of the Corona virus in the body.
Avivavir was effective in helping corona patients recover and did not cause any obvious side effects. But on the other hand - according to the Daily Mail - other experiments indicated that Avivavir does not help patients with severe and advanced Corona disease.
Hospital No. 52
We are now moving to the front lines, where medical care teams in Russian government hospitals are fighting to combat the Corona virus, as part of preventive measures and very precise measures, seeking to limit the epidemic that has spread strongly in the country.
Both government and private hospitals in Russia have restructured and reorganized their services as part of anti-Corona efforts, since the onset of HIV cases.
City Hospital No. 52 is one of the most active medical centers in providing service in the capital, Moscow, which is the epicenter of the epidemic. Where some sections were devoted to the treatment of corona's patients, while the rest of the departments provide services to those who go to it because of other diseases.
Special procedures
Preventive measures begin in the hospital as soon as the patient with a suspected Corona syndrome arrives, and is received by workers wearing jackets, masks, face covers, glasses and protective gloves.
In the next stage, the nursing staff will check whether the patient has a cough or shortness of breath before his blood pressure and temperature are checked.
Once the patient is hospitalized, some important medical examinations are performed, such as an electrocardiogram (the ability of the heart muscle and the nervous system), in addition to a blood test and a corona infection test.
According to the results, the specialized doctors determine the patient's condition and direct him to the necessary department inside the hospital.
The red area
If the patient's condition is critical, he is transferred to the intensive care unit called the "red zone", and if he suffers from difficulty breathing, he is placed on a ventilator.
Special importance is attached to the necessity of using medical care teams working on floors where HIV patients receive treatment, as protective materials and tools.
After completing their missions each time, the teams take a shower, and the doctors and nursing staff cleanse their hands without removing the gloves after they leave the room of the epidemic.
At the 52nd Hospital in the capital, Moscow, there is a special unit for full-body disinfection and sterilization that medical workers use before leaving the ICU to any other department.
After the work period ends, the team throws their protective gear in designated trash cans in the basement of the hospital, before they head to replace their clothes.
Difficulties
The chief physician of the hospital, Mariana Lysenko, points to difficulties they initially encountered, saying, "The hospital is not intended to deal with infections such as Corona injuries, so the doctors encountered some difficulties in dealing."
Speaking to Anatolia, Lisenko indicated that all problems had been solved so far, and that the hospital had become adequately equipped with the necessary preventive materials and tools.
"We had enough time to prepare for the epidemic, compared to the suddenly-hit China. We are in a better position," she said. She pointed to a 20% decrease in HIV infection rates compared to last March and April.
Lisenko mentioned that the hospital includes more than 3 thousand medical workers, noting that approximately 39 of them have already contracted Corona as a result of dealing with patients directly.
She pointed out that about 4 thousand injured were discharged from the hospital, and about 600 patients are still receiving treatment, including 80 in critical condition.
On the allegations of concealing the death toll in Koruna in Russia, Lysenko said, "People can talk with what they do not know. But our information is transparent and can be verified."
She revealed that they began applying antibody therapy, saying "This method has been used in the treatment of 80 patients, and the results have been very good."
Lysenko reported that there are about 30 medical school students working in the hospital to fight the virus.
special program
For his part, Sergei Tsarenko, the anesthesiologist and intensive care doctor at the hospital, mentioned that a special computer program related to Corona has been developed.
Tsarenko explained that the program shows the extent of the damage caused by the virus by distinguishing between three different colors. He indicated that they had informed the Ministry of Health of the program and started the process of registering it.