The covid-19 pandemic continues to complicate in Spain. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, appears in Congress to explain the evolution of the pandemic with the rate of infections on the rise, 441 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and ten communities already at very high risk of transmission (more than 500 points), This reignites the debate on the need to regain some restrictions during the Christmas period.
This Wednesday, two outbreaks of resident doctors were registered in the health field: one in the Severo Ochoa Hospital in Madrid, generated after a group meeting in a rural house, and another in Galicia, from a dinner of more than a hundred people. Between them they add up to around 40 positives.
Health notified 27,140 infections and 77 deaths in the last 24 hours, while the incidence continues to grow in Spain until reaching 441.69 points.
Meanwhile, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) considers it “highly probable” that the omicron variant of the covid-19 virus cause more hospitalizations and deaths than the current dominant strain, the delta, “even if the severity of the disease caused by omicron is equal to or less than the severity of delta”, since “the increased transmissibility and the consequent exponential growth of cases will quickly outweigh any benefits of potentially reduced severity. “
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This Wednesday also started in Spain the vaccination campaign against covid-19 for the almost 3.3 million children from 5 to 11 years old. It began in health centers, hospitals and points enabled up to now such as vaccinations and pavilions, and only five communities have also opted for schools. The response has been “extraordinary”, according to the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, during her visit to the Buenavista de Toledo Health Center.
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