The heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense were instructed to ensure strict control of medical examinations with rapid testing and isolation of cadets, trainees and pupils returning from vacations and vacations
MOSCOW, January 11. /tass/. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to temporarily reduce foreign business trips and military vacations in order to prevent the spread of the omicron strain in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
"Temporarily reduce business trips and vacations outside the country. To ensure the planned rates of re-vaccination of personnel in accordance with the approved schedules," he said on Tuesday at a conference call.
This measure was taken in connection with the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus, he noted. "Due to the appearance of a new omicron strain, it is necessary to take a number of additional measures to protect personnel," Shoigu said. - The heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense should ensure strict control of medical examinations with rapid testing and isolation of cadets, trainees and pupils returning from vacations and vacations."
"For this period, the Deputy Defense Ministers, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the commanders of the military districts, the Northern Fleet, the branches of the Armed Forces should strengthen the medical service of universities and pre-university educational organizations with additional medical personnel of the military districts, the Northern Fleet," the minister ordered. - In addition, in the course of daily activities and mass events, strictly observe the established restrictions."
He also instructed the Main Military Medical Directorate to maintain at the required level a stock of rapid tests, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and a reserve of beds in case of deterioration of the epidemic situation, including among the civilian population. "The operational Headquarters will continue to work to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the troops," Shoigu set the task.
"We will continue to provide assistance and support where it is required, both with oxygen, and with a bed fund, and, of course, with our doctors, as it was last year," the Defense Minister said. At the same time, he noted that last year the number of cases of coronavirus infection in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation decreased. "All measures to combat COVID have been implemented in full," he stressed.
