Subject: The situation with the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.
Briefing by Tatiana Golikova
Question: Good afternoon,
A briefing by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova will be held here
at the House of Government’s press centre. We will discuss the situation with
the coronavirus in the country, the progress of vaccinations, as well as the outcomes
of the Russian delegation’s visit to Turkey this week. Ms Golikova, please go
ahead.
Tatyana Golikova: Good evening, colleagues,
I will begin with our inspection team’s recent visit to Turkey.
As agreed with the Turkish side, this inspection visit has effectively
taken place. Our group included representatives of Rospotrebnadzor, the
Ministry of Healthcare and Rostourism in order to be able to arrive at a comprehensive
assessment of the situation in the Republic of Turkey and its level of
readiness to receive Russian tourists.
I would like to provide a detailed overview of the issues that were the
subject of inspection and monitoring.
In conjunction with their Turkish counterparts, our colleagues inspected
the airport, the algorithms for detecting passengers with elevated body
temperature at the airport, procedures for collecting samples in the event of a
suspected novel coronavirus infection, a PCR laboratory at the airport, and
three hotels – three-, four- and five-star hotels.
In addition, we had a meeting with representatives of the national
public health sector, during which information covering the provision of
medical help to tourists, hospital equipment, the dynamics of the coronavirus
cases and the current hospital bed occupancy was presented.
Our colleagues presented the following during this presentation.
First, our Turkish
colleagues have developed a guide on key work areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic,
including diagnostics, treatment and contact tracing. A special questionnaire
has been developed, which must be filled out on the website before entering the
country allowing contacts to be traced online. Also, it includes matters
related to isolation and organisation of various fields of activity. National public
health authorities monitor compliance up to four times a month. In case of
gross violations, they shut down the perpetrator. In cases of minor violations,
the perpetrator will pay a fine.
More to be past soon…
