Cheap Rapid Tests For Coronavirus Will Become Available In Ugra

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The Ugra government has purchased several tens of thousands of rapid tests for COVID-19. This became known during a meeting of the district's operational headquarters to combat coronavirus. “We will start using express tests in the near future. Residents of Ugra can get their results in 15-30 minutes, which is very important for reducing the general anxiety of the population,”said Vsevolod Koltsov, deputy head of the region. The new express test costs about 1,300 rubles, while the PCR test used today costs more than 2,000 rubles. The head of the region Natalya Komarova noted the importance of reducing the anxiety of the district's population. At the same time, she recalled the need for rational planning of regional budget expenditures. Recall that since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 31.6 thousand cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the district. During the day, the disease was detected in 199 people. The largest number of positive tests was received in Surgut - 35. 27 cases of infection were noted in Nizhnevartovsk, 23 - in the district capital. Of the 199 identified people, only twelve have the disease asymptomatic. In 88 patients, signs of ARVI were noted, in 99 Ugra residents, signs of pneumonia were recorded. Photo: unsplash.com