Paraguay announces measures to avoid health collapse due to covid

Paraguay in trouble between covid-19 and political management 5:25

(CNN Spanish) -

The Government of Paraguay announced this Sunday the signing of a presidential decree that determines new restrictions to prevent the collapse of the health system due to lack of hospital beds, amid the saturation in intensive care spaces due to the crisis of covid-19.

The announcement was made known by three ministers of the Executive Power: Health, Education and Interior.

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"The health services are, unfortunately, full and intensive care is currently almost ... the public and private services are 100% occupied," warned the Minister of Health, Julio Borba.

Some of the announced restrictions will take effect from Monday, and others from Thursday.

Borba reported that the new decree provides that from this Monday work activities are reduced to an essential minimum of people, through the application of crews for both the public and private sectors.

The head of the health portfolio added that the practice of amateur and contact sports will be suspended.

The Interior Minister, Arnaldo Giuzzio, explained that the driving ban from 8 pm to 5 am in the capital, Asunción, and 23 other cities considered "red zones" due to the increase in infections will be applied from Thursday and will be in force until April 4.

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The Minister of Education, Juan Manuel Brunetti, added that from Thursday face-to-face classes will be suspended in these 24 localities considered "red zones", and the lessons will be given virtually.

The Ministry of Health reported this Sunday that Paraguay registers a total of 3,476 people killed by covid-19.

1,387 inpatients and 349 in intensive care units.

The total number of confirmed cases in the country, according to the official report, is 180,014.

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