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This Friday (12/18), at 10 am, the mayor Alexandre Kalil (PSD), next to Coping committee COVID-19 Belo Horizonte, announces how to stay in the capital of Minas Gerais in the next Christmas season. Kalil receives the press, at the headquarters of the Executive, for a press conference, which will be broadcast by the State of Minas.
The COVID-19 Coping Committee formed by infectologists Estevo Urbano, Carlos Starling, A Tupinambs and chaired by the municipal secretary of health, Jackson Machado. Before the meeting, Urbano, who is also president of the Sociedade Mineira de Infectologia, did not hide his fear that the end of the year parties could make the broadcast scenario in BH worrying.
“This point is under debate (stricter isolation measures), there are doubts, but it cannot be ruled out. Although the RT (transmission rate) has stabilized, hospitals continue to fill up, especially private ones. And they come to parties and travel ”, said the expert.
Numbers
On Wednesday (12/16), the rate, also known as Rt, was 1.07. Higher than indicated in the tera (12/15), when it was measured at 1.05. Currently, every 100 sick people can infect another 109. The transmission speed is in control phase when it is less than 1.
In relation to beds, there was a small drop in the demand for Intensive Care Units (ICU). That Wednesday the index stood at 64.2%, a rate that this Thursday fell to 61.7%. On the other hand, nursing vacancies increased from 52.3% to 52.9%.
Or what or coronavrus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. The new coronavirus agent (COVID-19) was discovered in December 2019 in China. The disease can cause infections with symptoms initially similar to colds or flu, but with the risk of worsening, leading to death.
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How to COVID-19 transmitted?
Coronavirus transmission generally occurs through the air or through personal contact with contaminated secretions, such as saliva droplets, sneezing, coughing, phlegm, close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands, contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, followed by contact with mouth, nose or eyes.
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How to prevent?
The recommendation is to avoid overcrowding, stay away from those showing respiratory infection symptoms, wash your hands frequently, cough with your forearm in front of your mouth, and often use soap and water to wash your hands or alcohol gel after come into contact with surfaces. and people. At home, take extra precautions against COVID-19.
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What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?
Check out the main symptoms of people infected with COVID-19:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath and shortness of breath
- Gastric problems
- Diarrhea
In severe cases, victims have
- Pneumonia
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- Renal failure
The types of COVID-19 symptoms are increasing each week as researchers advance in identifying the behavior of the virus.
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Myths and truths about the virus
On social media, the spread of COVID-19 also spread rumors about how vrus Sars-CoV-2 transmitted. And other questions arose: Is the alcohol gel capable of killing the virus? Is the coronavirus lethal at a worrying level? Can one infected person infect several others? Will the epidemic kill thousands of Brazilians, since the SUS could not serve everyone? We did a report with a doctor specializing in infectology and he explains all the myths and truths about the coronavirus.
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