About 30 persons taken Monday from cemetery to hospital

Almost 30 persons were taken from Saint Lazarus Cemetery and the Central Cemetery to the hospital by ambulances that were on guard on May 2. In the May 3 meeting of Chisinau City Hall officials, Health Division head Luminita Suveica said that most of the victims experienced hypertension. There were also recorded several causes of trauma and a case of spasmodic fit, Info-Prim Neo reports. More than 70 persons sought help from the ambulances on duty near cemeteries on May 1 and 2, when it was celebrated Low Sunday. As many as 133 patients received assistance at family doctors centers. Iacob Capcelea, head of the Chisinau Urban Bus Park, said that compared with the previous year, the costs of transporting people to Saint Lazarus Cemetery by public units of transport free of charge were higher as the number of passengers was larger. About 600,000 lei was spent on transporting 94,000 passengers.