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A worrying situation of community transmission of covid-19 in the municipalities of Paços de Ferreira, Lousada and Felgueiras led the local health authorities of the Grupo Centro de Salud Tâmega III – Vale do Sousa to issue an urgent alert to the population. At a time when COVID-19 cases have been increasing sharply, it is the first group of health centers to alert the population of the exponential increase in cases and discourage events that can concentrate many people, also asking that if they have symptoms, people stay home and contact health services.
“In the last seven days, more than 824 new cases were registered in the municipalities of the area covered by ACES VSN (155 in Felgueiras, 229 in Lousada and 560 in Paços de Ferreira)”, reads the note released by the authorities, published In the press. that has been shared by schools in the region and other organizations.
“Given the worryingly active community transmission, especially in some specific contexts and its consequences not only on health but also social and economic”, the authorities advise against holding events, meetings of a religious, associative, business and sports nature that may lead to an agglomeration of a large number of people. They also ask the population not to hold parties, lunches and dinners for family or friends, as well as other celebrations that involve bringing people closer together, specifically referring to weddings, baptisms and communions.
“In restaurants, cafes and other dining rooms open to the public, they should only remove their mask when they are actually eating the food. The maximum capacity of five people per table must also be met ”, reinforce the local authorities, also asking the reinforcement of the mandatory use of masks in the workplace and the call to prioritize teleworking and time lag.
Health authorities also indicate that the use of more advanced personal protective equipment by professionals in health institutions and support for the most vulnerable groups, such as households, should be reinforced. They also urge the population to avoid leaving the house in case of symptoms, giving direct contacts to the areas dedicated to covid-19 in the municipalities of Paços de Ferreira, Lousada and Felgueiras.
So far there has been no note from the Directorate General of Health on the increase in cases in these regions. On Friday SOL questioned the DGS and the Ministry of Health about the increase in cases in the North and about the increase in RT, the indicator that gives an indication of whether transmission is increasing or decreasing, as well as whether they would be New measures are planned , but still no answer.
The North region currently has the worst epidemiological situation at the national level, with more than 1,000 daily cases. The latest calculation of the RT for the North, released by the Dr. Ricardo Jorge Institute this Friday, stands at 1.36, the highest figure since the end of March. The increase in cases in the past seven days is considered explosive and is causing concern among officials at hospitals in the region. Óscar Felgueiras, a mathematician specializing in epidemiology, who has been modeling the evolution of the epidemic in the country since March, admitted to SOL that the region should pass 2,000 cases a day next week, and it is not impossible for it to reach 3,000. This Saturday SIC said that the Northern Regional Health Administration is already communicating with private hospitals to strengthen response capacity.
