COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLIANCE WITH WHO RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING INFECTION CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AMONG STUDENTS (INCLUDING FOREIGN STUDENTS) OF THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF THE KYRGYZ-RUSSIAN SLAVIC UNIVERSITY

COVID-19 is a new viral disease that differs from other diseases caused by coronaviruses. It is attributed to the group of quarantine and especially dangerous infections due to the ability to cause pandemic spread and high mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic was disastrous and had huge negative consequences for individuals, families, populations and communities around the world. There continues to be a risk of the return or repeat waves of COVID-19, and there is a need to constantly monitor and suppress the transmission of the virus among the population by taking appropriate measures. Citizens should protect themselves and others by observing the necessary hygiene measures, that is, washing their hands, avoiding touching their face, and observing proper “respiratory etiquette”, social distance keeping individually, isolation in institutions or at home in case of illness, if necessary, reporting contact with a confirmed case and promoting the use of physical distancing measures. In this context, a study was conducted on the level of awareness of students and the implementation of preventive measures against the spread and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, recommended by WHO, among students in the 3rd year of the Medical Faculty of the B.N. Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, including students from India. Comparison is made between the faculties regarding the implementation of preventive measures against COVID-19 infection. A brief description of the epidemic process of COVID-19 is given.