The Minister of Health of the Government of Canary IslandsBlas Trujillo, has admitted this Monday that the new variants of the COVID-19 they are “highly contagious”, but that, for now, rules out taking additional control measures beyond recommending the use of masks in closed spaces with little ventilation and reinforcing vaccination given that there are “many people” without the third guideline and There is a delay in childhood vaccination.
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In statements on the occasion of the visit to the new multipurpose building of the Hospital de La Candelaria, in Tenerife, he has indicated that the epidemiological situation is “very different” from that of previous waves because, although the transmission capacity of the virus is “higher” , that does not translate into a large increase in hospital pressure (although in the last week it has already risen 20%).
However, he has recognized that the high number of cases forces the entire health system, both Primary Care and hospitals, to make an “added effort” without there being any situation so far that “seriously” affects the occupation. of beds.
For now, only the island of Gran Canaria presents some pressure in hospital beds, but not in ICUs, making it the only island with a level 2 health alert.
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