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The year began with quite disappointing numbers of new COVID-19 infections. According to the Minsal report, this January 1, 3,022 new cases were counted, which occurs in the middle of a scenario where health care facilities have significant casualties.

According to the President of Clinicas de Chile, Alfredo Schönherr, to La Tercera, “about 25% of the health personnel in our clinics have medical licenses of various kinds”.

In this sense, he warned: “Human resources could be insufficient to face massive care. The capabilities of the integrated health network are not infinite, there are hundreds of thousands of health workers who have made efforts never seen before and who view with concern a scenario of systematic increase in care for Covid-19 “.

The situation not only keeps private providers on alert, but is also a matter of concern for the health authority. This, because according to the balance of the clinics, the private centers contributed almost 1,300 critical beds to the integrated network, that is, 40% of the quotas available at the time of the peak.

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