The medical ambulance station of Penza died from pneumonia, said Tuesday the Governor of the region Ivan Belozertsev.
Earlier, the former colleague of the deceased employee of ambulance Alexander Medkov in Instagram wrote that she was allegedly COVID-pneumonia, like many other of her colleagues at the station. He suggested that the staff "emergency" not enough personal protective equipment.
"has Learned that died from pneumonia, the paramedic of the ambulance station. Killed a medical worker, it is a tragedy. About it it hurts to think and it is very difficult to say. Today they are at war, on the front… My deepest condolences to the family. Of course, we will give the family financial assistance in this difficult situation," – Belozertsev wrote on his page in Instagram.
"to provide medical protection to aid station and not only there but also in other hospitals, will be held a large-scale test. If there are any violations in respect of ensuring the sanitary-epidemiological norms, those responsible will be punished to the fullest extent, chief doctors fired. No past services in the calculation will not take", – said the head of the region.
In the area from March 17 to may 5, 569 laboratory confirmed cases of coronavirus. In the area died eight people with COVID-19, including the citizen of Kazakhstan. Recovered 193.
