“Arizona is worse right now than during the peak of coronavirus cases in the summer”said Dr. Joshua Labaer, executive director of the ASU Biodesign Institute. “Without a doubt, Arizona is one of the most contagious states in the nation.”
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According to the projections of ASU experts, the current trend is alarming.
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“If the infection rate continues, the projection shows that by the end of January or beginning of February, there could be about 200,000 active cases in Arizona.”
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It is estimated that at this time there are about 60,000 thousand active cases and it is reported that the hospitals are not coping.
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“Several hospitals had to make the decision to reject patients because they do not have beds and the same is happening with intensive care units,” warns Labaer. “You have to remember that on average a patient with coronavirus is hospitalized for two weeks, and that is a lot in modern medicine”.
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“It has been a constant war, a frustrating war,” said Erika Hernández, a cardiopulmonary specialist. “All of this is so difficult and so emotionally, spiritually exhausting for all of us on the front lines.”
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Hernández confirmed the situation that is being experienced in hospitals.
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“When the pandemic began we did not have consecutive holidays, and now that all these celebrations such as Thanksgiving began to arrive, it was when we began to see that there are more infected people, right now the hospitals are filling more,” he said.
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Experts and health workers urge the population to be responsible and do their part in the fight against the coronavirus.
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“We cannot be selfish, not take care of ourselves or prioritize a party, a meeting, a hug, a handshake, a short distance with people that we think because they are family, or because it is a small meeting, this virus does not really respect, “warns Hernández.
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Although the coronavirus vaccine is a hope, it will not have an immediate impact to contain the spread at this time. According to Dr. Labaer, at least 70% of the population needs to be vaccinated to obtain herd immunity And that could take months, so you can’t lower your guard with measures to avoid contagion.
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