Coronavirus in Santa Fe: the activities that risk going back if cases grow

Following the announcement of the President Alberto Fernández, where he mentioned Rosario as one of the places of “rapid spread of the virus”, lThe Minister of Health of Santa Fe, Sonia Matorano, revealed that the province analyzes three fundamental factors to make decisions regarding the change of phases. “We are looking very closely the contagion curve, the case fatality rate and the occupancy level of the therapy beds“said Martorano in dialogue with First in the afternoon (Radio 2). And he was encouraged to advance what would be some of the activities that could be banned again in case the health situation becomes complicated.

Regarding the restrictions that could be given if necessary, Martorano stressed that the first thing would be to go back “in the last activities that were enabled”, with an emphasis on recreational outings and sports activities, for example.

With regard to family and emotional gatherings, the official said that this weekend the national DNU that restricts them continues to be in force. “We are already defining what to do the other weekend and the reality is that these meetings were where we had the highest level of contagion,” he said.

But the official tried to calm down by saying that the situation is currently under control: “Our health system is giving a good response without generating inconveniences, the fatality rate remains at 1%, which is very low, and we currently have only 25 patients admitted to therapy, 12 on a ventilator and the others without the use of respiratory assistance. “

Regarding the number of cases, Martorano considered that in the coming days the curve will continue to grow as the number of tests and analyzes increased. “This has to do with the fact that many of the samples that were not being done so quickly are going to accelerate,” he explained.

The minister ruled out a phase shift these days and called for social responsibility to avoid having to: “If we do not take care of ourselves, we do not use the chinstrap, we do not wash our hands and we do not keep our distance, there will not be as long as we can control the curve. Each of us is responsible for holding what we have or for go back, “he said.

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