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The Health Seremi of the Los Ríos Region, Regina Barra, assured that the woman, who is hospitalized preventively, is asymptomatic, but is very emotionally affected.
Last Tuesday the Undersecretary of Health, Paula Daza, confirmed the first case in Chile of the British mutation of SARS-CoV-2 that causes the coronavirus.
This strain, which is more contagious than the one we know, He arrived in the country through a Chilean passenger on December 22 at 6:35 in the morning, on a flight from Madrid. Before, he was in Dubai and London, where he visited relatives.
According to Daza, the woman underwent a PCR test at the Arturo Merino Benítez airport in Santiago when she arrived in the country. And on December 23, he was informed that his test came back positive when he had already traveled to Panguipulli in the Los Ríos region.
According to what was explained by the respective Seremi, all the passengers considered to be at higher risk, due to their location on the plane close to the positive patient, were contacted and none are in your region.
Last Wednesday, the Health Ministry of the Los Ríos region, Regina Barra, announced the condition of the patient and her two direct relatives who are her close contacts.
According to the authority, all are asymptomatic and, preventively, are hospitalized in a hospital complex in the region.
“As it is a new viral variant, it was necessary to keep them under clinical supervision until they finish their quarantine period,” he said.
Also, Barra explained that even though the patients are in good physical health, they are very emotionally affected by the situation.
“It has been difficult for the three of us. Especially for the patient due to the harassment and threats she has received “, explained the seremi condemning the situation.
The regional authority stressed the importance of protecting the identity of all those who are cared for in the health system.
“As a health care provider, we will always safeguard the confidentiality of clinical data, not only because of the law on the rights and duties of patients or because of the constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy, but because we have the ethical and moral duty to protect the integrity of our patients. “, he sentenced.
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