Epidemic: New infections still do not show the eventual eighteenth effect



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He Ministry of Health reported this monday 1,567 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, to reach a total of 471,746 since the beginning of the epidemic.

The confirmed infected derive from the realization of 36,198 PCR tests, which shows a 4.32 percent positivity in tests, without having noticed, so far, a significant increase in infections at the national level, possibly attributable to the effect of National Holidays, from two weeks ago.

Today’s televised report reported other 58 dead, to reach a total of 13,037.

Advances and setbacks

He Minister Enrique Paris announced, meanwhile, two changes in communes, according to the “Step by Step” plan.

Villarrica, from the Region of La Araucanía, will roll back from “transition” to “quarantine”, Y San Vicente de Tagua Tagua (O’Higgins Region), will do the opposite. In both cases, from Thursday, October 8 at 05:00 in the morning.

In his appearance, Enrique Paris also pointed out, briefly, that Minsal is “working hard on a law that will be sent to Parliament “for the reform of Fonasa and Isapres and a project that seeks to recognize the role of Nursing Technicians (TENS) in the Health Code.

Paris for Magellan “The virus underwent this modification”

After researchers from the University of Magallanes discovered a new strain of Covid-19 in the region, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) contacted the Ministry of Health to offer its help in analyzing the virus in the zone.

“They have a coronavirus genomic study center, therefore, we will be the contacts, I have already spoken with the PAHO representative about this issue, but it is a modification that does not influence the quality of the vaccine, which is the another question, the virus underwent this modification there in a hereditary protein, but that would not be a situation that would affect the efficacy“Paris stressed.



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