BRUSSELS, may 4 – RIA Novosti. Tracking contacts of people with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 to prevent further spread of the infection begins to work in Belgium on Monday.
the Belgians recommended the appearance of dangerous symptoms, immediately consult a therapist, who needs to make an analysis of the COVID-19 or send the patient to a special center.
In the case of a positive test result, the doctor will give the contact number of the patient in a specially created three Belgian regions call centers. The employees of call centres will need in turn to find out with whom contact was sick, to call these people to invite them to take a test and, if necessary, to comply with a two-week quarantine.
Belgian virologist Andre Emmanuel called on the Belgians to make lists of their contacts that in a timely manner to inform the call centre if necessary.
“Burn people with whom you have close contact, including their phone numbers. Thus, if you get sick, these people receive adequate support,” wrote Andre on Twitter.
the Belgian authorities considered the use of call centers more “humane” solution than with a mobile app that allows you to track contacts and visiting places of carrier of the virus due to the data of the operator of mobile communication services. In a number of European countries are considering the introduction of a mobile application to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Belgium on Monday begins the process of lifting the measures of isolation, which were adopted in mid-March, from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
From may 4 to work will be able to start a large company whose activity does not involve direct contact with customers. At the same time, the priority is remote work where possible. Full operation will resume public transport, who had previously worked in a restricted mode. In this Monday mask will be mandatory in transport for all passengers over 12 years old.
In Belgium during the last day recorded 361 new cases of infection of the coronavirus, the total number of cases since the start of the outbreak today is 50256. The Belgian authorities since April 12, ascertain decrease in the number of ill, hospitalized patients, and deaths.
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