They denounce attacks against health personnel in charge of taking covid tests in Cali

The Health Network of the Center denounced this Monday that personnel in charge of taking tests to detect covid-19 at the points provided by that ESE in Cali have been victims of attacks.

Through a message on Twitter, the entity rejected the facts and called for tolerance and respect.

“We understand the situation that arises in Cali, however our collaborators have the best of themselves to provide the service to the extent that circumstances allow it,” said ESE.

And he stressed: “We invite the community to have respect for health personnel, users will be treated according to their symptoms and respecting the order of arrival, without exception. We appreciate their understanding.”

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This situation occurs in the midst of the difficulties that have been evidenced in the city, due to the shortage of tests to detect covid-19 in the points authorized by the Mayor’s Office.

There have been long lines there since the early hours of the morning, which has caused many of these spaces to run out of evidence just an hour after opening.

“Because it is the end of the year, laboratories are closed … some institutions or majority distributors are closed and on vacation and it has been difficult to get supplies, which is what I requested from the Ministry of Health, to help us have availability of more reagents to be able to give attention to the community “, informed the Secretary of Health of Cali, Miyerlandi Torres.

The official invited the public to approach the test-taking points provided by the different EPS, although it should be noted that the emergency services have been collapsed due to the high influx of people with respiratory symptoms looking for a consultation.

“We are working together with the EPS. Who are we going to prioritize in the test taking points that are in the directories? We are prioritizing respiratory symptomatic patients. If a person has doubts, or was it close contact of someone who tested positive Please communicate with your EPS or access through the telephone lines to request the test, “said Torres.

The official also asked people with mild respiratory symptoms and who cannot perform the test, to isolate themselves while they manage to schedule the taking of the sample.

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