The authorities of St. Petersburg explained the queues from the ambulances at

Most of the hospitals in St. Petersburg, which have been converted to receive patients with CORONAVIRUS, do not have a box system and can simultaneously receive from five to seven people. This was announced to RBC in the city HEALTH committee.

As the committee said, the rest of the patients at this time are waiting for admission in ambulances under the supervision of medical workers. “In the ambulance, patients can receive oxygen and, if necessary, will be provided with emergency medical care,” they said. The department added that intensive care patients are served first.

The Committee instructed hospitals to call additional staff to work during the congestion of ambulances. On average, according to his data, the reception of one patient takes 15-20 minutes.

Residents of St. Petersburg noticed a line of ambulances at the Alexander Hospital. As Fontanka wrote on June 11, citing eyewitnesses, it had accumulated more than 20 cars. Later, a photo of the queue, taken near the medical facility, was published in the Vkontakte public “News St. Petersburg”.