Health emergency
Situation report on coronavirus COVID-19 in Uruguay (12/05/2020)
Epidemiological report:
The authorities thank the population for compliance with preventive measures (use of masks, physical distancing, ventilation, hygiene, reduction of circles of social contact, reduction of the duration of meetings, etc.) and request a special effort on these dates , taking extreme care in order to control the spread of the virus without the need to resort to greater restrictive measures for social mobility.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), today 4,961 analyzes were carried out and 235 new cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 were detected. Of the 235 new cases, 173 are from Montevideo, 28 from Canelones, 9 from Rivera, 6 from Rocha, 6 from San José, 4 from Soriano, 2 from Artigas, 2 from Maldonado, 1 from Cerro Largo, 1 from Colonia, 1 from Flores, 1 from Paysandú and 1 from Tacuarembó. Regarding the epidemiological trace, in all cases the contacts have already been identified and strict epidemiological monitoring is maintained.
Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 460,820 tests have been processed and 6,965 positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered throughout the national territory. Of that total, 4,946 have already recovered.
Today a new death from Coronavirus was confirmed in our country. It is a 60-year-old patient from Soriano. So far there are 81 deaths from COVID-19 in Uruguay.
There are currently 1938 active cases, that is, people who are experiencing the disease, 28 of them are in intensive care and none in intermediate care.
Of the total of confirmed positive cases, 607 correspond to health personnel. 494 of them have already recovered, 111 are suffering from the disease and 2 have died.
There are 18 departments with active cases to date: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Río Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San José, Soriano and Tacuarembó .
CLARIFICATION: Yesterday the total positive cases confirmed to date was 6731 cases of Coronavirus COVID-19. Today 235 new cases and a total of 6,965 confirmed positive cases are reported. The difference is explained because a foreign citizen tested positive and returned to his country.
Measures to prevent the spread of the virus
- Implement teleworking in public offices to the extent that it does not compromise the essential quality of the service.
- Suspend sports activity in gyms and closed places.
- Suspend the end-of-year parties in educational centers.
- Bars and restaurants must close their doors to the public at 00:00 (being able to maintain home delivery service) and in case of non-compliance they will receive financial penalties.
- Maintain a strict control of the parties that have been authorized. Failure to comply with current protocols will enable economic sanctions and in the case of non-protocolized parties, criminal sanctions will be added to the economic sanctions.
As a complement to the aforementioned mandatory measures, the authorities recommend:
- Promote teleworking for private companies throughout the country.
- Hold small social gatherings, with distancing measures, facial mask and ventilation, lasting no more than 2 hours.
- Avoid all kinds of crowds in public spaces.
- In case of suspected contact with a person with COVID-19, carry out voluntary quarantine and request medical attention.
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