Second wave of COVID-19: When you need hospitalization

12:42, 13 октября 2020, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ruslan KHARIZOV

The Republican Emergency Response Center of Kyrgyzstan has published a list of coronavirus symptoms that require hospitalization.

According to the center, the majority of those infected have a mild or asymptomatic form of the infection. In about 15 percent of cases, the disease is severe with the need for oxygen therapy, in other 5 percent of cases — the condition of patient is critical.

Indications for hospitalization of patients diagnosed with COVID-19:

• Body temperature is 38 degrees and above for five days;
• Progressive shortness of breath, cough;
• RR (respiratory rate) growth from 30 and above;
• CT (computed tomography) shows 50 percent lung involvement or more;
• Lack of effect from prescribed treatment and worsening of the condition;
• Age over 50 and presence of concomitant diseases (bronchial asthma, COPD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, liver disease, obesity of II-III degree).

At least 49,871 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Kyrgyzstan in total.