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From Cúcuta, Minister of Health Fernando Ruiz Gómez led the Unified Command Post (PMU) held this Friday, to analyze the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and Norte de Santander.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Social Protection, María Andrea Godoy, local, departmental and national authorities.
The head of the Health portfolio assured that the objective It is “to evaluate the conditions in which the measures are found and their effect for the control of COVID-19 and the preparation of the health system for care. Under this premise, we hope to have a set of measures to mitigate the situation ”.
He noted that of 34,346 registered cases, 2,073 are active, 30,650 patients have recovered and 1,623 have died, with a fatality rate in the region of 4.7%. At this moment there is a positivity of 18%, which in tests at the moment is at 36.1% and on December 12 it was at 52.8%.
UCI occupancy, he added, has been at 91.8% and manifested the affectation in certain municipalities, and “given this situation, we will analyze the main indicators with the National Institute of Health.”
Franklyn Prieto, director of Surveillance and Risk Analysis in Public Health at the National Institute of Health, analyzed the epidemiological situation of the department and Cúcuta.
When comparing the last four weeks, “It is observed how the incidence, mortality rate, positivity and lethality is higher than the national figures”, indicating that the positivity in Norte de Santander is 27.03%, while the national is 19.68%, the morality in the department at 21.71, Cúcuta 34.45 and the country 9.19.
He analyzed the situation of the municipalities, as well as the evolution of the epidemic in the department, pointing out the importance of the adequate implementation of the PRASS program to cut the chains of contagion and track cases. “The decrease in cases can guarantee that there is no next regrowth or a very long plateau,” said Prieto.
North Santander situation
Silvano Serrano, governor of Norte de Santander, stated that Since March 14, 2020, a public calamity has been declared in the department to face the coronavirus pandemic and Unified Command Post has been held on Mondays and Fridays for permanent monitoring of the evolution of the virus in the territory.
He also stated that the expansion plan drawn up with the Ministry of Health established four phases. The first consisted of expanding the installed capacity by 50%, which was 134 ICU beds, 64 for intermediate care and 970 for hospitalization.
“The second phase contemplated has to do with optimizing the installed capacity that we had, there we began to work concurrently with the National Government, departmental governments, mayors and international cooperation organizations to have 238 beds temporarily enabled for 381 beds ICUs operating today in the department, which means that we have tripled capacity and we expect 36 new intensive care units to enter the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital between today and tomorrow ”, added the regional president.
Deputy Minister María Andrea Godoy analyzed the financial situation of the Meoz with the directors, representatives of the EPS and the governor, establishing the portfolio status and the importance of strengthening the public network, which also serves the migrant population.
“The important thing is to refine the portfolio report,” he said.
Cúcuta Analysis
The mayor of Cúcuta, Jairo Yáñez, indicated that there has been teamwork with the department and that Cúcuta was one of the first cities that, under the guidance of the National Government, advanced the gradual opening of the economy.
“Problems that are known to all, traditional in Cúcuta, of how people from all over the region arrive, migration and neighborhoods that invade public space, a tradition of selling in public space, has become an irrepressible and even disrespectful situation”, assured.
Yáñez recognized the work of the medical staff and regretted that the public does not respect the biosafety and self-care regulations.
He affirmed that he is committed to following the common thread with the Government and experts “to correct what needs to be done along the way”, taking into account the critical situation in the capital of Norte de Santander, and the measures that must be taken for the December’s holidays.
“There are many lessons that these situations leave us. The first is teamwork, ratifying the institutionality. We cannot be oblivious to this great responsibility and we will be willing to adopt and correct measures, “he said.
Conclusions and measures
At the end of the PMU, the Minister of Health and Social Protection indicated that Cúcuta is a city that has had a very significant impact, “we are concerned about the stressful situation that the health system has had for the care and burden of medical personnel Therefore, this is a topic that is at the center of all the analysis ”.
In terms of epidemiology, he maintained that on the one hand there is the level of affectation, and on the other the high fatality rate, “related not only to the people who die, but also to the number of people we test. For this reason, we call on the EPS and we hope that the Department of Epidemiology and Demography of Minsalud as well as the INS will closely monitor the work, a very in-depth evaluation “, inviting the use of evidence of antigens to have speed in the identification of cases.
“At this time it is imperative to implement the PRASS program and follow up on contacts. Additionally, we must continue to take measures to contain the epidemic, “said the head of the Health portfolio, also explaining that the seroprevalence studies carried out by the INS show that the rate is around 30%,” that tells us that we have a fairly large susceptible population ”.
Therefore, he said, it seeks to narrow the measures that would be applied now with a close monitoring developed between Minsalud, INS, the Mayor’s Office and the Government.
The measures detailed below were proposed by the Government of Santander to be presented to the Ministry for approval and compliance from this Saturday, December 19:
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The peak and gender measure is adopted throughout the department of Norte de Santander.
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The mobility restriction (curfew) operates from Monday to Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next day, with total restriction of the movement of vehicles and people, with exceptions from December 25 to 27 and from December 31 to January 3 that will be restricted all day.
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Emphasis is placed on the suspension of pilot plans for consumption in restaurants, bars and other establishments that consume and sell intoxicating beverages.
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The ban on parties, shows and meetings in public spaces, as well as Christmas gatherings or celebrations, is maintained.
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The ban on the use of gunpowder is reiterated.
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The use and burning of elements such as tires, paper, cardboard, dolls is prohibited.
Some of these measures had already been implemented, for example, the peak and cedula, which will be peak and gender; and the curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am the next day.
It is expected that after the approval of the Ministry of the Interior of this package of measures, it will be specified which days men can go out to carry out their activities and which days women.
With information from Minsalud
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