"You Just Sit There And Wait Whether You Survive Or Not"

A resident of Baranavichy with a positive test for COVID-19 has been denied systemic treatment.

A resident of Baranavichy with a positive test for Covid-19 was sent to self-isolation for three weeks. After that, she will simply get back from sick leave without a second test, the Basta telegram-channel reports.

"I live in Baranavichy. I was tested for coronavirus on May 18, - she writes. - On May 24, they called and said it was positive. That was it. Since I was on sick leave since May 18 until yesterday.

Yesterday, I called the sanitary station, they sent me to the polyclinic, and those in turn said that the sanitary station was engaged in it. Anyway, while ringing all the phone numbers, it turned out that now I should just stay home on sick leave for 21 days from the moment of taking the test, that's all. Then they just close the sick leave according to the clinical signs, no paperwork, no condition monitoring. If I feel bad, I have to call an ambulance or a doctor at home.

No one's doing a second test. How do they know I'm cured?

The Ministry's hotline is constantly busy, you can't get answers anywhere. I mean, you just sit there and wait whether you survive or not."