04/24/2020 - 20:52
- Clarín.com
- Society
Health authorities confirmed on Friday that in the last 24 hours there were 9 deaths from the coronavirus and that 172 other people with the disease were identified.
In this way, the total of deceased amounted to 176, and that of infected people, to 3607.
Regarding the new deaths, the Ministry of Health indicated that there were "four women, one 89 years old and the other with an age data under investigation, both residents in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA); another 89 years old, resident in the province of Buenos Aires, and another of 85, resident in the province of Córdoba. "
"Five men also died, two 76 and 31 years old, residents of the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), another 61, resident in the province of Misiones; another 68, resident in the Province of Buenos Aires and one 45 years old, resident in the province of Chaco ", they detailed.
Meanwhile, the national government continued with the deliberations to define the next phase of the mandatory quarantine to try to minimize the impact of the coronavirus and the operations to carry out the rapid tests that seek to detect the areas of greatest transmission of the virus began. disease.
President Alberto Fernández again contacted the governors to evaluate the actions to be implemented, according to the epidemiological situation in each of the jurisdictions.
According to reports, the Head of State will extend the restrictions to guarantee social isolation, although there will be a scheme to contemplate the authorization of activities in areas less exposed to Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the health authorities began at the Constitución station, the main terminal of the Roca Railway, taking samples to perform serological tests that allow identifying people who had coronaviruses, without presenting symptoms, and who generated antibodies.
With these measurements, the Ministry of Health will try to determine how the virus was circulating, mainly in the large cities of the country where there are areas of community or conglomerate transmission.