The variation in new cases of coronavirus has decreased by 11%, according to the information provided by the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, in the Bío Bío region. However, during the launch of a new pandemic analysis platform, uNone of the specialists warned that the revised indicators show a stagnation in the improvement that the country presented in relation to the pandemic.
At an events center located on the route that connects San Pedro de La Paz with Santa Juana, in the Bío Bío region, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, together with the Undersecretary of Healthcare Networks, Arturo Zúñiga, carried out the daily balance for coronavirus.
During the last 24 hours 1,852 new cases were confirmed, out of a total of 23,628 examinations released, that is, there was 7.84% positivity. So far 380,034 people have been detected with the virus, 16,604 of which are considered active cases.
The Department of Statistics and Health Information of the Minsal (DEIS), added 94 people to the death statistics, which already adds 10,299 deaths.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, added that the variation in new cases in two weeks continues to decline, and it was highlighted that 15% of the patients diagnosed are by active search.
“Less 11% of new cases in the last 14 days -of coronavirus-, and it is very remarkable that 24% of the patients recently diagnosed are asymptomatic, and 15% of the patients diagnosed throughout Chile, are by search active cases ”, he said.
Meanwhile, this Thursday the iCovid platform was launched, where specialists from the Universidad de Chile, Católica and Concepción, publish an analysis of the dynamics of infections; testing, traceability and isolation; and hospital capacity, to support the decision-making of the Ministry of Health.
During its launch, the member of the School of Public Health of the University of Chile, Cristóbal Cuadrado, said that they have observed at least a stagnation in the country’s improvement.
“They have not necessarily gone to improvement as they had previously been and after having had a more or less long period of improvement, now we see at least stagnation in improvement, and that should attract attention, “he said.
After the announcement of the transition to Transition that will take place in Santiago and Central Station on Monday, Florida Mayor Rodolfo Carter met with representatives of the Mall Plaza Vespucio and announced protocols that the shopping center will use if it reopens.
“In that sense, executives have shown us a number of important elements. First, an idea that has been born on our part that people schedule the visit, that is, like an hour to the doctor. You are going to buy, ask for the time and we already know that you are going to enter immediately, without queuing to avoid crowds, “he said.
After the announcement that Argentina will start the local production of the vaccine against covid-19 developed by the University of Oxford, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, He assured that once there is a vaccine, the specialized committee will decide which one is best for the country.
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