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Tonight, in an interview on the CHV / CNN Chile newscast, the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, referred to the measures announced today by the government to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Consulted if there was a bad communication strategy of the governmentIn relation to announcing plans for the “safe return” to classes, the “new normal”, the “plateau”, the possibility of reopening the shopping centers, Daza pointed out: “I don’t want to do an analysis of what was said or what was not said. This is the time when all of us, we as authorities, the media, people, all have to take charge of this situation together in order to contain the spread of this virus. ”
Daza explained that the measures “have been taken in relation to the epidemiological situation in the country.”
Likewise, Daza explained the meaning of the almost total quarantine measure for the Metropolitan region. “We hope with this to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We know that it is a virus that is very contagious, that not only symptomatic people are contagious, but also those who are asymptomatic. ”
The undersecretary He highlighted that the quarantines have worked in provincial cities such as Chillán or Temuco, but that the critical case is the Metropolitan region.
“We know that it is the strictest, most severe measure of individual freedom, but it is the only measure that can reduce infections”, Daza pointed out.
Asked about the lack of elements in the private system to carry out the PCR testsDaza noted: “We know that the private sector is solving the problem in order to respond.” And he took advantage of indicating that the public system has the inputs “to satisfy the demands of the people.”
“It must be said that this is a scarce resource worldwide, therefore, we have to use it in a very careful, very rigorous way in those people who do require taking the test,” said the pediatrician.
Daza noted that The demand for care in the private health sector “has been greater than the supply expected,” which is why there was a lack of supplies.
Regarding the extension of recovery times, which involves patients hospitalized for 30 or 50 days, and the possibility that this will cause a network collapse, Daza noted that the public health sector has been strengthened “With 4,000 employees, 8,000 beds, the number of fans has doubled and we will continue to acquire all the supplies according to the needs of the population.”
Also, in the same line, he stressed that the measure of the transfer of patients to other places seeks to be a support to the public health system.
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