02/29/2020 - 14:08
- Clarín.com
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The authorities of Ecuador confirmed on Saturday the first case of COVID-19 in the country. It is an Ecuadorian of more than 70 years who arrived on February 14, Spain without symptoms of any kind but within a few days she presented a fever. According to doctors, his condition is critical.
At a press conference, the Minister of Health, Catalina Andramuño, said that the government followed all the corresponding protocols and took "all necessary protection measures."
However, he warned, "as has happened in 54 countries, (protective) measures did not prevent the virus from entering."
He stressed that it is an Ecuadorian who lives in Spain, who entered without any symptoms, but "in the following days she began to feel general malaise and fever for which she was treated in a health home '' and was positive for the coronavirus
The Deputy Minister of Health, Julio López, said that the patient's condition "is critical and has a reserved diagnosis," and added: "We began the census of contacts and are assisted, with symptomatic and asymptomatic patients." .
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno used social networks to report that he closely follows "the reports of the Ministry of Health on the first case of coronavirus." In addition, he said they have "experts in the field and a health system that will handle these cases."
On the other hand, he asked citizens: "It is important to remain calm and follow the recommendations to reduce the risk of infection."
I follow closely the @Salud_Ec reports on the first case of coronavirus in our country. We have experts in the field and a health system that will handle these cases. It is important to remain calm and follow the recommendations to reduce the risks of infection.
- Lenín Moreno (@Lenin) February 29, 2020He is the fourth patient in Latin America , after a case registered days ago in Brazil and two on Friday in Mexico .