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After weeks of confrontations with the mayors over the measures against the coronavirus, the Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich, announced a total quarantine in Greater Santiago, as well as after 6 communes in the Metropolitan Region -Buin, Padre Hurtado, San Bernardo, Puente Alto, Lampa and Colina- from 22.00 on Friday, May 15.
“This strict measure is taken at the right time, according to epidemiological data and that are available on the Minsal website,” Mañalich said, indicating that 73% of the communes of the RM will be in confinement.
Although several community chiefs had requested a total quarantine in the Metropolitan Region, the measure adopted by the Minsal would have to do with technical issues of coronavirus spread, since Chile would be entering the peak of infections.
According to the Government report, in the last 24 hours 2,660 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country (1,826 with symptoms and 430 asymptomatic), a new maximum number of infections in one day and almost 60% more than the previous day. . Of these, 2,256 were registered in the Metropolitan Region.
This number is in line with the projections made at the beginning of the month by the authorities. On May 7, the Undersecretary of Health, Paula Daza, stated that “due to the curve we have and the data we have, and the monitoring we are seeing, We continue to suggest that the peak will be during this period in May“
These words reaffirm what was said in April by Jaime Mañalich, who indicated that “we have two peaks. A peak of infected people and a much lower peak of people requiring intensive treatment. Those cases are delayed approximately a month after the peak of infections. “
“We will have the fundamental problem of assistance in June, assuming that we will have an outbreak of mild influenza,” added the minister, placing the peak of the number of infections in the month of May.
