The coronavirus in the capital is gradually fading away, but the city continues to increase the volume of infection testing. Now Muscovites can undergo PCR testing for COVID-19. Free of charge.
We could not even imagine what this year will be like. Even in winter, when the first alarming news about a new disease called coronavirus began to arrive from abroad.
COVID-19 – now every inhabitant of the Earth, young and old, knows this word. Thousands of scientists around the world are working on the creation of a vaccine; domestic specialists have achieved great success in this matter. However, this process is slow in any case. And it is important and necessary to find out as quickly as possible whether you picked up a covid or not. As of July 20, 578 new cases of COVID-19 infection were registered in the capital.
Now Muscovites will be able to do it for free! And this is one of the best news of the past week.
«We have tried to make the service as convenient as possible. We deployed a large number of points to ensure accessibility for the townspeople, provided various ways of pre-registration. Everyone can choose a convenient date and time – free slots are available two weeks in advance. To get the results, you just need to open your electronic medical record on the mos.ru website or in the “EMIAS.INFO” app – you do not need to go to the polyclinic again“, – said the deputy mayor of Moscow for social issues Anastasia Rakova.
What is required to pass the analysis?
Moscow policy of compulsory medical insurance
passport
pre-registration for the procedure
If you are attached to a city clinic, log in or register on the site , select in the section “Services”, “Catalog of services”, then the section “Health”, and in it “Appointment to the doctor.” In the list of specializations, find the Covid-19 Swab (PCR) tab (for adults and children), and then select a convenient date and time.
Adults can be tested in any of the city’s 162 clinics, and children in one of 45 polyclinics.
In addition, you can sign up for a study on the official portal , in the mobile applications “EMIAS.INFO”, “My Moscow” and “State services of Moscow”.
And if you have a Moscow compulsory medical insurance policy, but you are not attached to the city clinic? In this case, you can call the analysis point for your county of residence and make an appointment with the administrator. Look for it at .
“PCR is a high-precision method of molecular genetic diagnostics, which allows us to identify the causative agents of various diseases in a person, both in the acute and chronic stages, and long before the disease can manifest itself. This very informative method can rightfully be called the property of modern diagnostics, “Moscow 24 quotes the chief freelance specialist in primary health care for the adult population of the Moscow Department of Health, Andrei Tyazhelnikov.
For adult patients, coronavirus PCR test points are open from Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 17:00, on Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 to 13:00.
Points on the basis of children’s clinics – from Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 18:30, on Saturday and Sunday – from 09:00 to 14:30.
The whole procedure will take just a couple of minutes. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a method by which a swab is taken from the nose and oropharynx.
IMPORTANT MOMENT: 2 hours before the procedure, it is recommended not to eat or drink, and also to refrain from smoking. In 30 minutes – it is not recommended to chew gum, dissolve sweets, gargle, or use a spray and nasal drops.
Don’t get sick and stay healthy!
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