Almost half of the approximately 250 people in home quarantine due to possible contact with those infected by coronavirus in the Basque Country, they are health professionals and most are linked to outbreak of Txagorritxu de Vitoria, referral hospital for this disease.
“We are subjecting the health system and epidemiological surveillance to a terrible challenge and they are doing very well, working day and night, early morning and whatever it takes. We want to have the minimum incongruities with the available data but this changes in real time “he assured Txema Arteagoitia, head of epidemiological surveillance of the Basque Government.
Osakidetza has been forced to suspend consultations and scheduled actions due to the avalanche of casualties. In addition, it has turned to professionals from Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa to reinforce the Txagorritxu and Santiago hospitals in Vitoria, which have lost dozens of professionals, isolated out of caution.
“It is true that the positive cases among health workers have led to a decline in our centers, but we are making an organizational effort and assistance is guaranteed,” he defended Nekane murga, Minister of Health.
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