More than 20 virologists got infected with coronavirus in Nur-Sultan, Toppress.kz correspondent reports citing Head of the Public Health Department Saule Kisikova.
Over 20 laboratory employees (virologists) caught the virus. They have been working day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are human beings too, they always remain at the epicenter of coronavirus, she said at a press briefing on Wednesday, June 17.
Saule Kisikova noted work is underway in the capital to purchase PCR tests and mechanical ventilators and to open up new hospital beds for patients infected with COVID-19.
Please do not rush into taking tests unless necessary, do not create panic in the family and burden the laboratories, Kisikova concluded.
