(LTV Ziņu dienesta korespondente), Māra Rozenberga
(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente) The COVID-19 pandemic provided a grim reminder of its reach January with news that it had claimed the life of one of the medical professionals leading the fight against its spread.
Pauls Aldiņš, born in 1971, was an infectologist at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (Stradiņš Hospital), and passed away on the evening of December 31, 2020, according to information released by the hospital. The hospital has lost an outstanding doctor, scientist, educator and colleague. His contribution to the development of the Latvian infectious disease field is invaluable. In communication with patients, Pauls Aldiņš was a model of the highest ethical and professional standards of a doctor, always responsive, patient and kind in his work with colleagues, never forgot to fulfill what he promised, and was precise down to the smallest detail, the hospit
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Latvia is pioneering an automated coronavirus testing station that can operate around the clock and virtually eliminate the risk of infection during the screening process, organizers told AFP on Wednesday.
The machine a blue box roughly two meters high and one meter wide has tested roughly 500 students and staff since it opened last week at the Pauls Stradiņs Clinical University Hospital in Riga.
Created by three Riga-based companies, the machine is initially to be used by university hospital employees but the firms are aiming to manufacture more units for other institutions in the capital and rural areas with limited access to testing.
Latvia Pioneers Automated Virus Test Centre
12/16/20 AT 4:29 PM
Latvia is pioneering an automated coronavirus testing station that can operate around the clock and virtually eliminate the risk of infection during the screening process, organisers told AFP on Wednesday.
The machine a blue box roughly two metres high and one metre wide has tested roughly 500 students and staff since it opened last week at the Pauls Stradi?s Clinical University Hospital in Riga.
Created by three Riga-based companies, the machine is initially to be used by university hospital employees but the firms are aiming to manufacture more units for other institutions in the capital and rural areas with limited access to testing.