The latest report of Ministry of Health As for the Covid cases recorded across the country in the previous seven days, it yielded a total of 3,323 infections, which is 50% more than the previous week. there was also a increase in the number of deaths: Eight deaths due to the disease were recorded, up 33% from last week, when six were reported.
These data confirm that in Argentina the trend of other countries in the world has begun to repeat itself, in which the curve of infections has skyrocketed and has also led the health authorities to strengthen prevention measures. This is the case of China, where the population has been confined, or that of Brazil, where the use of masks is mandatory; to name a few examples.
In Mar del Plata, the health authorities are closely monitoring the evolution of the epidemiological landscape, especially less than a month before the start of summer, a period in which millions of tourists choose this city for their holidays. This has been pointed to 0223 the municipal councilor for health Viviana Bernabeiwho specified that at a national level the increase in infections has been sustained for 15 days and, after the confirmation of the arrival of two subvariants of Ómicron -which were circulating in Asia, Europe and the United States-, their diffusion is imminent in the country .
The municipal councilor for health, Viviana Bernabei, asked to be alert to the imminent outbreak and invited the population to get vaccinated against Covid.
In that order, the doctor anticipated this Monday that there will be a “regrowth” of Covid cases because the strains are “hyper contagious”, although he clarified that with less serious consequences for patients. In turn, you said that it is impossible to predict whether the epidemiological situation will be similar to that of last summer, but you stressed that it is essential to “stay alert” and He invited the population to apply the corresponding doses of anticovid vaccines.
In this sense, he specified that itinerant vaccinations are available until November 30, at the expense of the Province of Buenos Aires and that Starting in December, the campaign will continue in all primary health care centres.for both adults and children.
Finally, Bernabei assessed that there is a “relaxation” of the population in terms of vaccination, so he insisted on the importance of completing the calendars. “Covid is here to stay, so as long as the mutations continue to appear, we will have to be vigilant, both for contagion and for vaccination,” he said.
