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The application of new measures to combat the coronavirus in Spain is up in the air. The President of the Government will meet this Wednesday with the regional presidents just 48 hours before Christmas Eve. But the data is not positive. Today the weekend data published by the Ministry of Health is known, but those that some communities advance show that the virus is gaining ground again, it expands its dominions in the hospitals and it robs us again hundreds of lives.
Catalonia adds 4,276 more positives and a 14-day AI of 674. The risk of regrowth continues to skyrocket and hospital pressure stabilizes, with 1,144 patients admitted for covid, six more than on Saturday, of which 307 are in intensive care units (11 more than yesterday).
Galicia It has also set a new record of infections throughout the pandemic after registering 1,357 positives and there are 282 hospitalized, 51 in critical units.
New cases are also added, 666, in Baleares, where in 24 hours the hospital pressure has grown by 3.9% with the addition of 11 more hospitalized to 291, 48 in the ICU.
The data offered by The autonomies thus anticipate a new increase in infections throughout the country, where the accumulated incidence on Friday stood at 511 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the preceding 14 days, which represents a very high risk of infections, the highest indicator of the covid traffic light.
From the Official College of Physicians of Madrid they have already warned of the extreme situation in a statement. “We are facing the collapse of Primary Care and its serious consequences especially in the health care system of our community (Emergencies, SUMMA, SAR, Hospitals) if urgent measures are not taken “, they point out.
A different sixth wave
It is true that it is a different wave, in which the high vaccination rates They help to prevent the effects of the virus from being as devastating as in previous waves. This was highlighted this Sunday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, trying to contribute something positive.
“With remarkably higher numbers of infections, today we have lower ICU hospitalizations and occupancy figures than we had just a year ago,” Sánchez highlighted. “Therefore, the first conclusion we must draw is that vaccines work and that This health crisis can only be tackled thanks to the light of science, “asserted the resident.
This health crisis can only be tackled thanks to the light of science
The Minister of Health herself, Carolina Darias, sent a similar message this Saturday on LaSexta Noche, ensuring that the third doses of the vaccine are already having an effect on the infection and hospitalization data. “If we look at the cumulative incidence by age groups, those with the highest incidence are those under eleven, followed by those between 29 and 49 years old. Those who have the least are those over 70 because they are the ones who have received the booster dose” he explained.
Good use of the mask and social distance
The truth is that in the absence of more restrictions, the authorities and experts point out the importance of strictly following the precautionary measures that have already been shown to be effective, such as the proper use of masks, the safety distance, ventilation and cleaning of hands.
Minister Darias has been very critical in recent hours with the misuse that is being made of the masks: “What is happening and we are seeing many images through the media are reaching us is that not all the measures are being complied with. I appeal to responsibility and to comply with the rules: masks are mandatory indoors, which is where there is more spread by aerosols“.
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