Volgograd residents undergoing outpatient treatment over 50 years old will definitely do an express test for coronavirus infection.
The decision to conduct express testing for patients over 50 years old was made due to the high workload of diagnostic laboratories, explained the deputy head of the regional health department Nikolai Alimov.
Express testing is planned to be carried out at the first visit to the clinic with symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections, flu or coronavirus.
In addition, Alimov said that the amount of funds for drug provision of outpatients reached almost 200 million rubles, taking into account the 93 million rubles allocated from the federal budget. According to officials, this will be enough to provide people with the necessary drugs for the entire course of treatment.