He Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) informs the Guatemalan population about the recent update of the COVID-19 Health Alert Board, an essential tool in managing the pandemic in the country.
This update offers a clear view of the health situation and establishes alert levels that will be in effect in the next 14 days, providing citizens with vital information to make informed decisions and take care of their health.
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The importance of these alerts lies in their ability to classify the severity of the situation in different locations and thus guide the community about the preventive and mitigation measures that must be implemented. In this context, it is essential to understand how these alert levels are determined and what they mean for the Guatemalan population.
Yellow and orange alert
For the next 14-day period, 295 municipalities have been classified as yellow alert and 45 municipalities as orange alert.
These alerts are essential to inform the population about the risk situation in their respective locations.
Risk evaluation
The Health Alert System is a fundamental tool that measures the incidence of the disease every fifteen days and classifies it into colors that represent the level of risk by location:
- Rojo
- Orange
- Yellow
- Verde
Determinants of alert color
The Dashboard evaluates several factors to determine the alert color of each of the 340 municipalities in the country. These factors include:
- Incidence of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days.
- Cumulative percentage of vaccination with a 2-dose schedule in people over 12 years of age.
- Percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the last two weeks.
- Average number of tests per thousand inhabitants per day.
Call to the population
In this context, health authorities call on the Guatemalan population to maintain and reinforce prevention measures.
These measures include frequent hand washing with soap and water, maintaining physical distancing, and constantly wearing masks.
These actions are essential to prevent the increase in COVID-19 infections and protect the health of all citizens. The commitment of the population in adopting these measures is crucial to effectively overcome the pandemic. [Tomado de AGN]
