Health collapse and death in Paraguay from covid-19 3:59
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Given the increase in cases and deaths from covid-19 in Paraguay, the Minister of Health, Julio Borba, ruled out returning to a strict phase-zero quarantine, although he emphasized the need to evaluate the epidemiological situation in the country to consider other types of measures.
Ministers of the Executive Power met this Wednesday at the Government Palace to discuss the matter.
"The situation of the health services, in addition to being critical, is alarming due to the large number of patients with respiratory symptoms that require medical attention, which leads not only to overcrowding of patients in the wards but also in the corridors" he said, according to the country's official news agency.
According to official data, Paraguay has reached 8,591 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, exceeding one hundred deaths a day in the last week.
This Tuesday 117 deaths were registered.
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According to the data, the level of occupancy of beds by covid-19 is critical.
There are 3,664 people hospitalized in various public and private centers, 601 of them in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
Meanwhile, the government was concerned about the few vaccines available to immunize the population against covid-19.
This week he shared information on the number of vaccines purchased and how many doses actually arrived so far.
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According to official figures, as of May 24, 8,279,809 vaccines against covid-19 had been purchased in Paraguay, but to date only 484,400 doses have arrived.
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The government also announced the signing of a pre-contract for the purchase of one million Pfizer vaccines.
From the health portfolio, Borba clarified that, for confidentiality reasons, data on the date of arrival of these doses cannot be released.
He did state that the documentary procedures would conclude in June.
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The country also received 223,000 doses of immunologicals against covid-19 as a donation to date.
In this country of just over 7 million 300,000 inhabitants, this Wednesday vaccination continued at a slow pace due to the limited number of vaccines available.
People born in 1956 or earlier are currently being vaccinated.
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