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He newspaper La Tercera yesterday realized that the government prepare some changes to Step by Step plan, which will be announced this Wednesday, December 30, in an advance face-to-face report on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, given that this report from the Palacio de La Moneda is on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays since it stopped being made daily.
Those modifications were requested by the President Sebastián Piñera, and would limit the duration of the phases and quarantines, linking them to local indicators. Travel between regions would also be allowed considering vacations, but with a mandatory health passport. And there would be a space for job recovery.
The Minister of Economy, Lucas Palacios, said yesterday that “during the pandemic we have learned that one of the fundamental elements we have had is flexibility in the tools to help people and companies, and also in what way the protocols mitigate the risk of contagion. We are reviewing with the ministries Department of Interior and Health to see what additional steps we can take to provide flexibility to people so they can regain their jobs. “
Carlos Pérez, San Sebastián University. Regarding these changes, the infectologist at the Los Andes University Clinic and dean of the San Sebastián University School of Medicine and Science, Dr. Carlos Pérez, pointed out that “these changes seem fine to me in light of how The measures of the last weeks have worked. It is good to review and improve what has been done, without this implying a relaxation in terms of restrictions on the mobility and circulation of people in each commune or region when the epidemiological situation warrants it. . Regarding transfers for vacation reasons, it seems reasonable to me to be more flexible, but as long as the well-known self-care is strictly adhered to. Otherwise there will be more outbreaks in different parts of the country. That is why the messages must be clear and must be very well defined criteria for moving from one phase to another “.
Héctor Sánchez, Andrés Bello University. The director of the Institute of Public Health at the Andrés Bello University, Héctor Sánchez, indicated that “it makes a lot of sense to adapt to each regional reality, such as allowing mobility between regions in the same phase, knowing that moving implies a greater risk of contagion. The pandemic has shown is that it behaves differently in each region, and the ability to do testing and traceability is also different depending on the area of the country. It is also logical to allow transfers between regions that are in the same phase, but there are It is necessary to insist on the danger of getting sick. We must also consider that quarantines should last less, which is determined by the evolution of the indicators, not by political decisions. I see that it is very likely that a second peak will be reached, for that reason you have to be very careful so that the message is not understood as a relaxation of the measures, having a sense of the complicated reality that many people live “.
Gonzalo Bacigalupe, University of Massachusetts. The health worker and teacher of the University of Massachusetts, Gonzalo bacigalupe, critically argued that “Due to the acceleration of contagion, which is something very serious, we must rethink a new pact of the Government with the citizenry on the management of the pandemic, and my suggestion is to be honest with reality and stress that by the end of 2021, When we achieve herd immunity through the vaccine, we must continue to take care of ourselves. That is better than thinking about changes that are not understood. We must also admit that the Step by Step plan managed to maintain a plateau of infections and deaths per day, but it did not lower them. Furthermore, its indicators are not respected. And we must also be honest that the disease is still out of control, because the measures have not been sufficient and, furthermore, measures that are impossible to control are being taken. That is why I speak of a new pact for review this plan seriously. Who now knows what it means to be in phase 1, 2 or 3? This confusion must be eliminated in order to follow certain basic indications. Saying that meetings are held to see what we announce is not appropriate, it is better focus on the educational plane, because so much ambivalence and changes make no one believe anyone … People want to share, and for that the same indications cannot always be given to everyone.
Álvaro Castillo, Universidad Mayor. And the social epidemiologist Álvaro Castillo, from the Centro de Investigación de la Sociedad y la Salud of the Universidad Mayor, explained that “it seems absurd to me, for example, that someone could travel from England to Spain, where there are strong outbreaks, and then to Santiago then to continue to Temuco bringing the new “British strain” of the coronavirus to the country. It is clear that nobody wants to be confined, but to get there one hopes that the measures taken are coherent, consistent and reasonable. It is also clear that nobody You want business to be lost, but that is why you have to find a balance that allows economic activity to be sustained, but responsibly and with stricter protocols. For example, you cannot squeeze people at home and at the same time to give freedom at airports or in malls “.
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