The rate of respiratory disease is high and the hospital in Minnesota is busy.

Due to the high affection of respiratory diseases, medical providers in northern Minnesota will take restrictions on visitors and measures against masks.

Earlier this month, Sanford Health is a seasonal person who has recently been exposed to respiratory diseases such as influenza and new colonavirus infection (COVID -19) at Bemiji and Bagley's base for those who have visited the patient. We announced the restrictions and mask requirements for visitors.

CHI-ST. Little Falls Gabriels Health will wear a mask on January 15, a hospital, Family Medical Center, Little Falls Orthopedic, and Pears and Landor Clinic. He reported that he would introduce a obligatory policy.

Dr. Matthew Hallanger, an emergency department at Sanford Health Hospital in Vemiji, said that the measures were to prevent the spread of illness in the facility and more regional communities.

“We are trying to limit the people who are here, or those who are already sick, are trying to limit the amount of illness,” said Hallanger. “And we are also striving to prevent people in non -sick areas from visiting the hospital and visiting the hospitalized people.

“… These are protecting the staff here, and we can continue to take care of the patient himself and his family who is taking care of them at the hospital.” We are trying to reduce the spread of illness in as much as possible. “

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On Thursday, January 23, the report of the Minnesota Health Bureau, which is monitoring influenza and respiratory disease, exceeded the number of inpatients from 2022 to 2023, during the flu season. It indicates that about half is over.

In the state, 3392 people have been hospitalized with influenza by the first week until January 18. The number of hospital stayers this week fell from 774 to 629 from the previous week. However, collective infections at schools from kindergarten to high school rose from 16 last week to 94 this week.

According to the state's statistics, the number of infected people per person in hospitals is the highest in the northwestern part, reaching 9.1 per 10,000 people, whereas in metropolitan areas. There is.

Hallanger said that the most common illness in the Sanford Health Emergency department this season was the influenza A type, which accounted for more than half of the tested patients. Influenza B type, new colonavirus infection (COVID-19), other infections of other colonoviruses and Enterovirus have been confirmed.

Most people do not need to be hospitalized for these illnesses, but those who have a history, very young, and over 65 are likely to get serious illness.

“For these patients, it will always be the reason for visiting us, especially when there is a problem with shortness of breath, eating, and drinking,” says Harallanger. “One of the biggest reasons we need to be hospitalized is that children are sick and difficult to hydrate and do not get wet, which is always an important warning sign for children. “

Professor Hallanger also mentioned the dangerous signs of bacterial pneumonia, which could be improved before the patient's respiratory ability suddenly decreased.

“The emergency department is a place where you are always open and happy to evaluate people if you are worried that something is wrong.” “If it's like you, I don't feel good, but you may probably wait. If you have your doctor, it's ideal to contact the doctor's office. But they are overwhelmed at this time.

Hallanger is best to be isolated at home in order to help people who are sick and take a high -quality rest, and to prevent the spread of illness. He said. However, if he needed to go to the public, he should consider it not to spread the infected droplets.

“If you go out, it would be really wonderful if people would wear a mask in consideration of giving illness to others. If you can't do that, another important thing is to cough. He says, covers his mouth. ” “In case I forgot, as my mother has always been chasing me, and always wash my hands.”

Hallanger pointed out that the flu season still remains enough for vaccines to be effective, encouraging people to be vaccinated.

“If you're worried, have you been vaccinated with the flu and the new colon virus this year? You did it,” he said. “One reason is that you are exposed to many viruses at work, which is the most effective precautionary measure. [have]Even if it is incomplete. “