The Ministry of Health noted that the autumn-winter season is usually a favorable period for the spread of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections. Especially at this time, the indicators of respiratory tract infectious diseases among young children increase significantly compared to other periods of the year, the ministry noted.

“That’s why, as in the whole world, this year in our country there is a periodic increase in acute respiratory diseases among children. The main share of this disease falls on the population of Tashkent city. As a result, it is observed that workloads at children’s clinical hospitals in the capital have increased compared to other periods of the year,” the report said.

The Ministry emphasized the need to take additional measures to prevent and treat seasonal infectious diseases and prevent their spread.

On Thursday, the head of the Ministry of Health held a meeting with the heads of all clinical hospitals in Tashkent, representatives of the sanitary-epidemiological peace and public health committee, and emergency medical service officials, regarding the situation in children's clinical hospitals and the provision of medical care to patients.

The minister gave urgent orders to the officials to take necessary measures to quickly reduce the burden on hospitals and provide quality medical care to sick children. In particular, it was decided to increase the number of places reserved for children with HIV from 300 to 500 at the “Zangiota-1” infectious diseases hospital.

Also, due to the increase in the number of calls from residents with fever and cough symptoms in recent days, 40 additional vehicles were allocated to the 103 service from 06:00 am to 14:00, which are in reserve at the capital’s hospitals.

In addition, it was mentioned that from November 25, the ministry will allocate 29 fully equipped Isuzu vehicles to the ambulance service for permanent use by medical brigades.

In 12 multidisciplinary central polyclinics and 72 family polyclinics in the capital, on-call medical teams have been launched from 08:00 to 20:00. The service personnel of these brigades 103 examined the list of patients who were left at home or brought back home without being hospitalized and are being treated in an outpatient setting, and medical assistance is provided online and on-site based on the instructions, the report reads.

“Besides, the studies show that today in our country, a certain part of the patients who are suffering from ARVI and are being treated in hospitals do not need inpatient treatment. Therefore, it was noted at the meeting that pediatricians from specialized centers and specialists from all narrow circles should be involved in order to give the doctors of the family polyclinic the necessary recommendations on the treatment of patients with acute respiratory viral infections in an outpatient setting,” the Ministry of Health said.

The minister also gave instructions on monitoring sick children in primary medical care day clinics and, if necessary, providing them with treatment.