Together with the Roscongress Foundation and the
Centre for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the City of St. Petersburg, Rospotrebnadzor
is investigating the effectiveness of various additional counter-epidemic
measures using the data provided by the New Production Technologies NTI
Competence Centre at St. Petersburg Peter the Great Polytechnic University
(SPbPU) and the results of supercomputer modelling.
The NTI Centre of SPbPU has completed the first stage
of studying the airflow at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre,
which will host the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 2–5 June
2021. The results of supercomputer modelling will be used by Rospotrebnadzor
for further development of counter-epidemic measures.
“Ensuring safety at SPIEF is paramount for us. We are
currently studying all features of the Forum venue. These efforts involve
experts from the country’s top research institutes. Mathematical models will
help us study ventilation systems in event halls to a highest precision and, if
necessary, change the airflow. It will ensure complete safety of Forum
participants and guests,” emphasized Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President
of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the SPIEF Organizing
Committee.
The counter-epidemic measures at the SPIEF venue also
include thermal imaging, digital herd immunity recording systems, air recirculation
and decontamination devices.
“We have used supercomputers for developing unique
models with over 1 billion equations. These models help us study and improve
the effectiveness of the inflow and exhaust ventilation with due consideration
for the event halls layout, seating arrangements, diffusor and air
recirculation systems,” explained Alexey Borovkov, Head of the NTI Competence
Centre at St. Petersburg Peter the Great Polytechnic University.
All accredited participants will fill in a special
questionnaire developed by Rospotrebnadzor. Digitized questionnaire data will
be displayed in the registration system in real time and will show the status
of the herd immunity.
“Rospotrebnadzor takes developing counter-epidemic
measures for the SPIEF venue seriously and accounts for state-of-the-art
evaluation methods,” noted Anna Popova, Head of Rospotrebnadzor.