Spain is at an advanced stage in developing a new monitoring system for the coronavirus, in which the disease will no longer be seen as a pandemic, but as an endemic disease. From now on, Spain will tackle the virus like the normal flu.
In practice, the new plan means, among other things, that not every infection has to be registered and that people with symptoms do not necessarily have to be tested. They are treated if they do become seriously ill. General practitioners or, for example, health centers in schools and hospitals are asked to report the development of the corona virus via a survey system.
Prime Minister Sanchez confirmed the plan in an interview with a Spanish radio station. There is no exact transition date on the new system, but according to the newspaper The country Spain wants to introduce it after the current sixth wave.
The move can be taken, according to Sánchez, because, according to him, the number of deaths as a percentage of the number of infections has fallen sharply since the start of the pandemic. The prime minister also calls for debate in Europe to follow the virus differently.
turnaround
The Spanish government has been working on the plan since the start of the pandemic, correspondent Rop Zoutberg said. “Because in the beginning it was also said that it was a kind of flu that we were dealing with.”
“There is also a different feeling: compliance with the corona measures is becoming increasingly difficult and many Spaniards have been in contact with the virus. 92 percent have also been pricked. As a result, you now see a lot of infections by omikron at the moment, but relatively only.” few people who get so sick that they have to go to a hospital. I think that gives the turnaround and thinking now an extra push.”
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