The Secretary of Public Health of the Generalitat, Josep Maria Argimon, has explained that one of the reports with which they work foresees that the third wave of covid-19 arrives in January.
“I hope it does not come but it is likely to come “, has stated in an interview on TV3 this Saturday collected by Europa Press, and added that the figures for the pandemic in Catalonia are not evolving badly.
Thus, he has detailed that “the accumulated incidence data are decreasing, although very little and almost imperceptibly”, after slowing down this decline with the reopening: this explains that the indicator of the virus transmission rate (rt) has gone up, has explained.
Christmas
He also explained that a report from the Center for Disease Prevention in Europe warns of a “increase in income” due to increased mobility and social interaction during Christmas, something he said worries him.
He has asked to have “judgment” when getting together in family celebrations, and assess whether it is necessary to gather ten people in closed spaces in which there are crowds.
He has also asked not to trust if you have a negative result in a covid-19 antigen test to go to meals: “A false negative, with eight or nine people, can be a serious problem. a false security“.
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He has appealed to individual responsibility: “We talk a lot about allowing or not allowing, but the day the covid passes we will all have to focus on recovering rights and freedoms. I prefer to talk about recommendation “.
That is why he has recommended that people stay home for Christmas, although he has remarked that the “zero risk does not exist” and that it is important to ensure the mental and emotional health of people – for example, allowing the elderly who they live in residences spend the parties at home–.
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