Ulaanbaatar
Disinfectant drone deployed during COVID-19 emergency response drill
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. In the framework of the three-day COVID-19 emergency response drill and exercise conducted last week, a field hospital was set up at Jargalant sanatorium of the National Emergency Management Agency on May 7. During the exercise, a drone was being operated to send out sirens during the pandemic to issue warnings. Moreover, the drone can also be used for spraying disinfectants in the time of pandemic, disinfecting 1 hectare of land with 10 liters of water within 10 minutes.
“We have the capacity to open 1,500 hospital beds for comprehensive intensive care if the need arises.”
Minister of Health D.Sarangerel said while overseeing the exercise, “COVID-19 infections have spread in 215 countries of the world today. As of today, May 7, there have been 41 imported cases of the infection in Mongolia. The more we prepare, more chance we will have to win against it. Therefore, the time has already come to fully ensure preparedness and take measures.” She continued, “The aims of the drill and exercise is to study the preparedness of the Ministry of Health as well as the correlation of professional organizations, providing that there is a community spread of COVID-19, and take required measures. All the medical equipment brought here is equipment from our hospitals. The largest hospital in Mongolia is the National Center for Maternal and Child Health with 41,000 square meters. And this hospital which is the second largest with 34.2 thousand square meters is currently being prepared with a view to provide health care assistance and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. It should be noted that it has also become possible to increase our capacity by 415 more hospital beds thanks to the finances being provided from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the government reserve fund.” “Furthermore, the exercise is being done the same way the work hours of doctors and medical specialists would be assessed when there is a new case, with doctors having to work for 8 hours. As wearing personal protective equipment for 8 hours straight while working exhausts the medical workers, certain people are also positioned to monitor them even when they take off their protective gears.”
