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Juan Carlos Said, internist at the Sótero del Río Hospitalstated in Cooperative than “there is no reasonable reason to give extraordinary permits or relax the conditions” in the country, as the Government decided to do with its National Holidays plan “Stay in your house”.
“The coronavirus is not going to take a vacation, it is not going to celebrate the 18th, he is not going to take the weekend to rest, “said Said in conversation with What Remains of the Day.
That the Government tell people to “take advantage of the 18th to visit their families, to meet in larger groups of people, seems a bit contradictory advice, especially after they announce the delay in the curfew time, “said the expert.
“The situation in various regions of the country is very critical. I think A clearer message would have been more appropriate and say: ‘Look at this is very painful, we all want to celebrate the eighteenth’ – I include myself, I am exhausted from the pandemic – but, unfortunately, we are experiencing a very critical situation that is not a something that is lived every year; this is lived once every 100 years“, he pointed.
Said asserted that if a region is in quarantine, “There is no reasonable reason to give extraordinary permits or relax the conditions“. On the other hand,” this is a particular situation, it is not about suspending the 18 every year“he added.
“Magellan is with a positivity of 20 percent, (which) is totally dramatic, is with a total occupation of the beds… It is different from the situation they live in, for example, in Providencia, we have a long country, “so – he argued – the measures should have been viewed” region by region. “
Should the Plebiscite be postponed?
The also master in Public Health from Imperial College London pointed out that, on the other hand, he is not in favor of postponing the Plebiscite, set for next October 25, since the virus “is here to stay” and adequate measures can allow its development without major drawbacks.
“The coronavirus is here to stay, and I think voting is as important as eating: just as we need to feed ourselves, our democracy needs to feed, and for that we must vote. And indeed, the virus is not going to go away in November, nor in December; then (one can say) ‘let’s postpone the voting until March’, but there we will be in a similar situation, “he remarked.
“A situation of voting is a much more controlled risk situation (than a social gathering) because interactions are minimally reduced, you go with a mask and maintain a respective distance “, Said told What Remains of the Day.
