New Head of Vitebsk Regional Health Department: Need to Streamline Medical Workers' Work
Mikhail Vishnevetsky took over the leadership of the department at a difficult time, and the tasks are corresponding. "As of today, the work of medical professionals needs to be streamlined so that they also take care of themselves. Their contacts need to be limited: by being in close proximity to patients with coronavirus infection, healthcare workers can bring it to their families. Also, among the priority issues is providing all medical staff with personal protective equipment. The situation with medicines in medical institutions is normal, this issue is under control," said the head of the regional health department.
Touching upon the topic of the WHO specialists' visit to Belarus, Mikhail Vishnevetsky noted that all healthcare institutions of the Vitebsk region must be ready for the delegation's arrival. Experts will be able to see how things are in the region. "It should be understood that during this time there is always an increase in respiratory infections. Due to the warm winter, it has shifted. We are still on the rise, but I think we will soon reach a plateau, and then a decrease will follow," he added.
The next meeting of the regional headquarters for combating the spread of coronavirus and protecting the population from infection was held today at the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. The new head of the main healthcare department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Mikhail Vishnevetsky, was introduced there. Previously, he held the post of deputy head of the Minsk Regional Health Department.