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He Ministry of Health confirmed this Tuesday the detection of a first case in Chile of what in the world has been called the “British strain” of the coronavirus; variant that has unleashed global concern due to its high degree of contagiousness, but not necessarily due to its lethality.
The Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, detailed that it is about a young Chilean woman who was recently in the UK, and on his arrival in the country he traveled from Santiago to Temuco, and today he is in quarantine in Panguipulli, La Araucanía Region.
His PCR sample was analyzed by the Institute of Public Health, which yesterday reported that it detected the mutation.
“On December 22 at 6:35 in the morning, a Chilean passenger arrived on a flight from Madrid and underwent a PCR at the airport. She spent a week in London visiting relatives. On December 23, her examination tested positive. ”
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– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 29, 2020
“The analysis corresponds to the strain found in the United Kingdom. All the warning measures were taken and this person is transferred to the hospital in his commune”
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– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 29, 2020
“Although we know so far that it is not a more aggressive strain, we do have information that it would be a variant that is more contagious“, the authority recalled, therefore,” immediately all alert measures were taken, and this person was transferred to the hospital in his commune, to be strictly monitored by health personnel“.
“Also your close contacts are being transferred to the hospital to be able to do a strict follow-up surveillance, “he added.
Likewise, “The Seremi de Salud is locating the passengers of the flight from Santiago to Temuco”, whom Daza asked to “take isolation measures and urgently transfer to a health center to be tested”, and If you have a positive result, your samples will be analyzed to determine if its contagion corresponds to the new strain.
“To all the people who traveled in the Iberia Flight 6833 on December 21 from Madrid to Chile, and who traveled on December 22 on the flight from Santiago to Temuco, which is the Jetsmart 281: contact the local health authority to be able to follow up, and if necessary, transfer them to a care center, “he urged.
“As of December 31, all Chileans and foreigners who enter our country will have to quarantine for 10 days.”
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– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 29, 2020
For this first case detected, Daza announced “an absolutely transitory measure”, which consists of “All Chileans, foreigners residing in Chile, and foreigners entering our country must maintain a 10-day quarantine“since Thursday, December 31st.
“They will be able to lift this quarantine if a PCR is performed on the seventh day and the result is negative,” he said, also pointing out that Every person who enters the national territory will be under a monitoring program.
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– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 29, 2020
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