From now on, Moscow emergency medical brigades will receive only patients with more than 50 percent of lung tissue damage. This was reported by Mash Telegram. The reason for this was the intense work of ambulance services due to the sharp increase in the number of infections, the excessive number of calls. New measures are expected to reduce this burden.
After that, patients will be taken directly to computed tomography, and if they show a form of moderate or severe pneumonia, then the patient will be hospitalized. If the patient is not bedridden, does not have COVID-19, and does not need to be connected to a ventilator, they will need to be treated at home. Previously, patients with 25 percent lung damage were hospitalized.