- Title: Moscow fertility clinic introduces coronavirus testing booth
- Date: 11th June 2020
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JUNE 10, 2020) (REUTERS) NURSE IN CORONAVIRUS TESTING BOOTH WAITING PATIENT DISINFECTING HANDS IN GLOVES NURSE OPENING TESTING KIT TESTING KITS AND THERMOMETER IN BOX NURSE TAKING TEST VARIOUS OF NURSE WORKING WITH TEST SAMPLES INSIDE BOOTH (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DIRECTOR OF "ALTAVIRA ECO" CLININC, SERGEI YAKOVENKO, SAYING: "We have developed an approach, which we call 'only tested patients are allowed into the clinic'. So, we have taken measures to screen the patients before letting them in." VARIOUS OF WOMAN BEING TESTED SIGN POINTING IN DIRECTION OF TESTING BOOTH (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DIRECTOR OF "ALTAVIRA ECO" CLININC, SERGEI YAKOVENKO, SAYING: "The point of the booth is to fully isolate the nurse, who takes oropharynx swabs, from the patients. So, the nurse is in an isolated box." HAND SANITIZER GLOVES STICKING OUT OF BOX (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DIRECTOR OF "ALTAVIRA ECO" CLININC, SERGEI YAKOVENKO, SAYING: "Due to this service we see a large growth in trust from the patients of our clinic. There are also patients who want to be tested for COVID without being treated in our clinic. They come from nearby houses and businesses, just to get tested." WOMAN BEING TESTED TEST SAMPLES NURSE IN BOOTH
- Embargoed: 25th June 2020 15:03
- Keywords: coronavirus testing infection private clinic safety measures testing booth
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001CHXFAK9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A Moscow-based fertility clinic "Altavira ECO" has added a compulsory coronavirus test for the patients to receive its services.
To make the clinic space safe for the patients, the company does not let people in before they are confirmed coronavirus-free. To achieve that the company has installed an isolated booth outdoors, where a nurse can perform tests safely.
To enter the clinic, one must come for the test a day before and wait for the result.
Director of the clinic, Sergei Yakovenko, told Reuters that such an approach has already proved to be beneficial. Patients trust the clinic's safety more, while people who are not interested in the services provided by Altavira ECO can just get tested for coronavirus.
Moscow coronavirus cases count has exceeded 200,000. More than 3,000 people have died and 115,000 have recovered in the Russian capital, according to the official data.
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