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The director of the “Marius Nasta” Institute in Bucharest, Beatrice Mahler, sounded the alarm about people infected with the new virus, but who do not go to doctors, and the main reason is stigma. Mahler says that in the absence of epidemiological investigations, it could lead to a new wave of diseases.
Beatrice Mahler is of the opinion that the new strain of coronavirus should warn us, given the information that it is more easily transmitted and has a higher mortality.
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“At the beginning we only had the information that the new strain is easier to transmit, now we know that mortality is higher. It is expected that when a new strain appears, information about it will arrive gradually, and this should warn us and make us careful and responsible because the story of the coronavirus is not over, “Beatrice Mahler told Digi24 on Friday night.
According to the director of the Institute “Marius Nasta”, the solution in the medium and short term is to wear a mask, physical distance and, in the long term, the vaccine. Beatrice Mahler is of the opinion that the current rules should also be valid for next year.
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“At this moment we have to think of two solutions, the medium and short-term solutions are to wear a mask, we know the rules and they should continue to be golden rules for next year, but the vaccine comes as a therapeutic solution, the first and only hereinafter for SARS CoV-2 infection. Certainly, when most of us are vaccinated, the expectation of a normal life is what I think should motivate all of us to seek this solution, ”said Beatrice Mahler.
The director of “Marius Nasta” also added that at the moment there are free beds in the hospital he runs, including the Intensive Care Unit.
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“At the moment things are on the right track, I could say, at least at the Marius Nasta Institute we have free beds both in the Department and in the Intensive Care Unit. I can say that I have not had this situation since late August, early September. It is a good direction and I would like to maintain that direction. I hope things continue on this plateau and the existing one, because we already know that this strain from Great Britain is also found in Romania and has a community transmission, it will not have a significant impact on the increase in the number of cases in the next period. At this moment, however, yes, we have a smaller number of cases, it is true that 80 percent of the hospitalized cases are patients with severe forms, because at this moment people arrive at the hospital who really have no other therapeutic solution. , there are many who delay the time of hospitalization. In intensive care we have few places, few, but they exist and the situation can be managed without fear that the condition of a patient in the Department will deteriorate and there will be no more beds in Intensive Care. Things are going, I can say, in the right direction. I wish we could keep that line, “Mahler said.
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When asked if she would have recommended relaxation measures in the capital, following the decline in the incidence of COVID-19 cases, Beatrice Mahler said she is more concerned about people who are positive for SARS CoV-2 than not present to be tested. and registered.
“One aspect worries me: very few people come to the Marius Nasta Institute to take the test. People no longer come for testing when they have symptoms, people stay home symptomatic and end up coming when they have respiratory failure that they feel like an advanced disease. I know for sure that there are people living at home with symptoms of SARS CoV-2 infection and they don’t ask for tests because they know what their diagnosis is anyway, “said Beatrice Mahler.
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Stigma is the main reason, says Mahler.
“From my point of view, the most important reason is the stigma because when you had SARS CoV-2 and I say it because of the history of my colleagues who went through this disease, the stigma with which they treated their neighbors and friends was extremely shocking. in their lives and the trauma they felt. And then they prefer to retire, go through the disease alone, and then go out without the world knowing they were sick. There is a risk that, because the epidemiological investigation has not started, some of your friends and acquaintances who are not informed will become ill and do not know where they got sick. And then we can expect an explosion of cases that we don’t know where it comes from. This is the risk I see right now, ”said Beatrice Mahler.
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The director of the “Marius Nasta” Institute added that civic sense must prevail and those who have suffered illnesses should be helped to reintegrate into society.
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