Arafat: There is a risk of 5,000-7,000 cases a day. Distribution of the Covid vaccine will be challenging. Doctors and vulnerable people will take priority – Coronavirus



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The head of the Department of Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, said that the authorities are preparing for the administration and distribution of the future anti-Covid vaccine. It will be a challenge, Arafat said. He also warned that there is a risk of reaching 5,000-7,000 daily cases if the problem of the spread of the virus is not solved with restrictive measures.

The head of the Department of Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, declared, on Saturday night, during a show on Antena 3, that transportation and delivery of treatment is challenging for those involved and that priority will be given to vaccine personnel and vulnerable individuals.

In your case, the price of the vaccine will be borne by the State.

“It will be a logistical, transportation, administration, organization, and distribution challenge. For this there will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defense. It depends on how the doses come. I doubt that all the doses will come, they will come gradually. We must set precise priorities, we have medical personnel, doctors, nurses, ambulances, and of course vulnerable people with comorbidities … It is a matter of national security. And it will have the support of the state, ”explained Raed Arafat, according to Mediafax.

Regarding the evolution of the epidemic, Raed Arafat said that it is possible that in ten days Romania will have between 5,000 and 7,000 new cases of Covid-19 diseases because the community spread of the virus is widespread.

“If the problem of the spread is not solved and continues in the same trend, we may succeed. If the measures taken have an impact, then it is possible to see a slowdown, ”said Raed Arafat.

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