08/27/2020 - 12:21
- Clarín.com
- Society
In the daily report on the state of the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Argentina, the Ministry of Health made a recommendation on Wednesday that echoed on social networks. The Secretary of Access to Health, Carla Vizzotti , asked to avoid "talking loudly, singing or laughing" without masks in closed spaces.
“We really need to prioritize the most risky activities, activities in closed places, for a long time, with close people, without masks, carrying out intense actions such as speaking loudly, like shouting, like singing, like laughing , or talking, coughing or sneezing without covering. mouth with the elbow crease: these are activities that, even if the person who is with us has no symptoms, may be incubating the virus, we can be part of the transmission chain ”, explained Vizzotti.
He did so, after recalling that more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus were reported in the country on Wednesday night , a figure that is growing day by day.
"If we take each of these precautions we can carry out the authorized activities and instead of being part of the transmission chain, be part of the epidemiological shield," he added. That recommendation had an impact on social networks, with strong questions.
The report on the status of the coronavirus in Argentina, on August 27. TV capture.
The intention of the Government, through the Ministry, is to warn the population of the risks of social encounters, now restricted throughout the national territory due to the increase in Covid-19 infections.
This Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported in its report number 331 that there were 105 new deaths in the last hours , which means a record for the reports issued in the morning. In yesterday's evening report, 198 deaths were reported, so that in the last 24 hours there were 303 deaths from coronavirus in Argentina. In turn, the total number of fatalities amounts to 7,944.
Vizzotti also remarked that "in the province of Buenos Aires there has been an increase in consultations in recent days and also an increase in hospitalizations in intensive care." And he assured that "not only do we already have 18 jurisdictions with community transmission, but more departments are added every day."
Carla Vizzotti, the day of the announcement of the manufacture of the Oxford vaccine in Argentina. Photo Marcelo Carroll
Insisting on the need for care after having reached the record of infections in one day, the official insisted that "the individual role and the decisions we make have an impact on the outcome and management of the pandemic."
"The close contacts of the confirmed cases must do the 14 days of isolation, beyond the fact that the swab has been done and it is negative, because the next day it can be positive," he said.
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