Since July, the resorts of Krasnodar region Packed to the eyeballs. And increasingly often come across messages of this type from returning travelers: “Sick at sea, returned home, passed the tests, the test for coronavirus was positive”. We contacted the Russians, whose families picked up on vacation COVID-19, and questioned them about the holiday situation and the causes of the infection.
meanwhile, among the cases – the family biathlete Anton Shipulin. The bronze medalist of the Olympic games on vacation in Sochi fell ill the whole family – wife, children, mother-in-law and himself Shipulin. All confirmed COVID-19. “In Sochi, the Apple nowhere to fall. About any social distance and not speak… And generally it is better to stay at home” – sadly wrote the athlete.
“Seeing the crowds, he realized, the infection can not be avoided”
Elena (name changed) – from Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan. Vacationing with her husband and two children in Vityazevo village, 16 km from Anapa.
– We booked the tour in November, when a coronavirus no one had ever heard. Chose prestigious, expensive hotel with its own territory. Tickets purchased at non-refundable rate. We have a child has allergies, so the doctors recommended us to take their son to the sea. In April I called the hotel and inquired about epidemiological situation. We were convinced that the situation there is calm, all officially working, no patients – began Elena.
Family arrived in Sochi on July 16.
– When we saw the hotel crowds of people that were tailgating, not wearing a mask and coughed in unison, I realized that to avoid infection it will not work, – continues the interviewee. But naively we thought that you were over in December, so fear not particularly experienced. However, hands we are always treated. But the mask in 35-degree heat to wear was impossible.
the Hotel where Elena lived with his family – that’s three huge housing. According to the woman, the territory is home to about a thousand people.
– All guests eat in the same dining room. Utensils – reusable. I doubt that it has been thoroughly rinsed with the high number of visitors. We had a buffet, all missing one spoon, spatula, to cast a dish – adds Elena. – On-site – a huge pool, where he swam all the campers. The beach we have a private, but he owned four hotels, so people from the sea Packed. The loungers were close. On the beach of sanitizer was not.
On site conducted adult and children’s animation, distance no one complied, the mask was not worn. I thought the hotel staff will daily clean the handrails, disinfected the room, but for the first 9 days of our stay, nothing noticed. By the way, the exterminator stood just before the entrance to the dining room and at the reception. Neither in the nursery nor at the entrance to the hotel nor on the beach sanitizer not installed.
If one of the visitors coughed, the staff asked the man to go to the doctor, maybe the temperature was measured?
– Nobody has been measured. On coughing people did not react. The impression is that in the Krasnodar region all on everything to spit. When we moved in, I saw that on the territory of the hotel came “ambulance”. Asked the staff what happened. All shrugged their shoulders: “I have no Idea”.
On the fourth day, July 20, the son of Elena cough, fever.
– as the temperature of the child did not rise above 37, 5, “fast” to call did not. Went to the local pediatrician, three times went to see him. Noticed that in the clinic all the medical staff – doctors, nurses, front Desk staff – worked without masks and gloves. In the clinic, talking with other parents who went to the doctors with similar symptoms. People complained that in many hotels the situation is the same – coughing all the time.
the Doctor gave us advice from Laura, son x-rayed. Pneumonia in the picture is not found. The child was diagnosed with SARS. Wrote a treatment, advised to return to Bashkiria, contact the on-call pediatrician.
You suggested to test for coronavirus?
– Not offered.
July 21, with the temperature came down the head of the family. On 23 July it became bad to Elena, 24 – fever of the eldest daughter.
– I guess I’d say we’re all hooked up with normal SARS, if not for the weird symptoms. My daughter and I stopped to smell, I have an ear ache. Son and husband strangled coughing. 24 July we were to fly home. Drank antipyretic and went to the airport.
At the airport temperature is not measured?
– Neither at the airport nor on the plane the temperature was measured. If back home we were on a plane, in Anapa were on the train. Two big differences. In cars many times rubbed handrail secretorum, and the train Manager was checking passengers temperature, morning and evening.
July 24, Elena and his family returned to Sterlitamak.
I Called an ambulance, explained the situation. I said, “If the temperature is not above 38, we will not get there, call the doctors from the clinic”. I called the children’s clinic. I explained that to travel to us can’t, because a paramedic is over protective suits. Advised to drink kids vitamin C. I began to treat the son and daughter of those drugs that are prescribed by a doctor from Vityazevo.
– Imagine you called a doctor?
– we with the husband came, the nurse from the clinic, without a protective suit, a thin mask and gloves. Listened to us, treated. I asked – maybe we’ll do the tests, will take on the CT?
She said that maybe in three days to nam come and take analysis of the coronavirus. Explained that day they received 300 applications with a request to take the test, they don’t all have time to get around. Now I am constantly in touch with those tourists who are vacationing with us. Many of those who returned home have already confirmed coronavirus.
“Not a vacation, and prison”
Catherine (name changed) from Ukhta, vacationing in the same hotel as Elena. Family became ill at the resort. At home, her husband confirmed the coronavirus.
– I can’t say exactly where we caught the hotel, on the beach or in a cafe. The first symptoms appeared, the child – the temperature rose to 38 several nights coughing. In two days he’ll be fine. I calmed down, decided that lost.
After a couple of days the temperature 38 degrees jumped me. Kept day. When we returned home in Ukhta, fell ill husband. And I have dramatically lost the sense of smell. We went to take the test on COVID-19. The wife test came positive, – says Catherine.
Why are you in Anapa not to do the tests?
– There is no one else does. After all, if the test is positive, you will close on quarantine, and will go home soon. So tourists do not do the resort tests. Prefer to hold on to the house.
hotel the temperature you measured?
– Neither in hotels, nor in the airport or in the plane temperature never been measured. I heard the hotel staff at the reception were discussing among themselves that they have to go to work with fever on the sick-list can not leave, replace them with no one. The idea is that they have to constantly do tests, but, rather, these rules are not adhered to. After all, if the hotel finds a coronavirus, hotels will become Observatory, and the business will suffer huge losses.
One of my friend also got sick in Anapa, went to the doctor. She immediately put SARS without any tests.
Tourists of the Krasnodar region created a page on the social network where we share impressions about the rest. Here are some of the messages.
“my Sister was vacationing in Sochi. They have the guest house the woman put on the “crown”. Other travelers now not sweet: they all measure temperature, the pool and the gazebo was closed, without masks are not allowed to walk the grounds. Not a vacation, and prison.”
“There’s a virus in the region, but everyone is silent”.
“Yesterday, our guests arrived doctors “with all the parade.” After that was raided by the Commission with verification, all the staff wore masks. Somehow, it is not”.
“I Received information from tourists that the virus to hotel walks, people are prematurely leaving.”
“the dining room at the hotel have to defend the place of the instruments, and then a quest to find a free table. Full of people. At 5 in the morning have to get up to take a seat under an umbrella on a sun lounger”.
“Called the hotel to find out the situation. We were told the virus is there, and the tourists say otherwise.”
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