Over the next several weeks, and after many months apart, the families will be reunited for Christmas. They will do so among important restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a disease that has infected 1,628,208 people in our country and killed 44,668. Among them some such as the limitation of people who can meet under the same roof or a curfew from 01:00 hours.
Should we do a preventive quarantine before meeting with our relatives? Just a few weeks ago, German virologists recommended that their neighbors avoid contact with third parties during the days leading up to Christmas to prevent a possible contagion and avoid an outbreak at Christmas dinner. A debate that has moved to Spain, where more and more people value this option in view of the arrival of these important dates.
“We must insist that, we meet as we meet, we must know what we have in our family “
In order to know the point of view of the experts, the Liarla Pardo team has contacted the virologist and immunologist of the CSIC, Margarita del Val. In the first place, the journalist Cristina Pardo has asked the virologist about the plan offered by the Government to deal with COVID-19. After the presenter reminded her of some of the measures, the CSIC immunologist did not enter into evaluations and remembered that Realistic action must be taken and people will comply.
For the same reason, the virologist emphasizes the need to analyze each of the family members with whom we are going to sit at Christmas to avoid risks: “If we know how the virus works, we must insist that, let us meet as we meet, let us know what we have in our family. We have to know how many vulnerable there are and who we can infect if, without knowing it, we are infected.
Margarita del Val’s advice for Christmas: Should we do a preventive quarantine?
The virologist recalled that 9 out of 10 people who have contracted the virus do not know where they have caught it. However, Margarita del Val is clear: “One of the places where people who do not know it comes from is breathing the air that remains suspended in the aerosols, in the air, for a long time, in bad places. ventilated “. For all these reasons, the CSIC expert calls to celebrate Christmas outdoors or ventilate the houses well during traditional dinners so that the air can flow.
And what about preventive quarantines? Margarita del Val recognizes that, indeed, they are an option: “It is to spend ten days without being in contact with anyone.” According to the virologist, the virus takes up to ten days to show its face and it may show up sooner or later depending on the dose that has entered the body of that person or the defenses they have: “There are people who may They have infected with a high dose of virus without knowing it and they already give a positive PCR on day 2. There are also people who have more defenses and maybe they give negative until day 8 or 9. Therefore, and if one stays 10 days separated from anyone, he will be able to see his relatives. ” Therefore, Margarita del Val recognizes that it is an option to deal with the spread of COVID-19.
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