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The World Health Organization stressed on Tuesday that the return to the period of total isolation, which some European countries already predict in the face of the increase in COVID-19 cases, should be “the last resort” in the current fight against the coronavirus pandemic. . transmits Agerpres.
“The severe movement restrictions that keep many people at home and limit the ability of many to go to work and socialize should be the last resort when it comes to preventing COVID-19 and avoiding saturation of health systems,” said Tarik Jasarevic, the spokesman. WHO at a press conference.
He said such measures “are not sustainable, given the high social and economic impact.”
Jasarevic insisted that “it is not a question of choosing between leaving the virus free or closing our societies” and stressed that there are several ways to combat the pandemic, including hand hygiene, physical distancing, the use of sanitary masks and monitoring of cases. contacts by health networks.
The WHO spokesperson said that measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus should always depend on local risk reports and stressed that isolation at the national level “cannot be an implicit control measure.”
However, he acknowledged that “some countries have been forced to take steps to keep citizens at home in order to manage the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations” and thus buy time to improve response capacity. systems. your toilet.
