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The authorities of Medellín and Antioquia set off the alarms due to the high occupancy of ICU beds, which reached 95% and 90%, respectively.
The numbers are critical. The occupancy of ICU beds reaches 90% percent of its capacity throughout Antioquia, while in Medellín, where most of these care centers are located, it is close to 95 percent.
“We closed the night with an occupancy close to 95%, we hope to open 35 additional beds tomorrow to reduce the pressure on the health system. However, it will be necessary to open more beds and take new restrictive measures together with the Government”, The mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero, announced this Friday through a trill.
Quintero also announced that, together with the government team, they have the goal of opening 35 new intensive care units (ICU) to lower pressure on the health system and take new measures.
We closed the night with an occupancy close to 95%, we hope to open 35 additional beds tomorrow to reduce the pressure on the health system. However, it will be necessary to open more beds and take new restrictive measures together with the Government.
– Daniel Quintero Calle (@QuinteroCalle) April 3, 2021
For its part, the Government of Antioquia announced a series of measures for the department.
(Antioquia announces new measures to curb high ICU occupancy).
ATTENTION | In minutes, new measures will be announced to face the critical peak that Antioquia is experiencing due to COVID-19.
The Press Conference will be broadcast LIVE on Facebook of the Government of Antioquia and @Teleantioquia, after meeting with businessmen and health authorities. https://t.co/JPf3SIuldh
– Government of Antioquia (@GobAntioquia) April 3, 2021
Hours before the Governor (e) of Antioquia had indicated that the occupation in the department reached 90% and held meetings with mayors and mayors “to analyze progress and challenges posed by the pandemic.” He also pointed out that “new measures are urgently needed to take care of life”.
Suárez also showed dissatisfaction with the progress of the National Vaccination Plan in Antioquia and made a call to the mayors to speed up the process.
“We are not satisfied with the progress of the National Vaccination Plan in the department. We have municipalities in which we have delivered doses and they are only advancing by 50%. A special call for mayors and mayors to help us by leading this process, for the good of our people “, Suarez expressed through a trill.
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