Faced with a new jump in Covid-19 infections in Argentina The national government declared that “it does not seek to sow alarm” or predict confinement scenarios. “There is no possibility of new closures”, declared the minister of Health of Nation, Carla Vizzottifor rule out that the country will apply new restrictions such as a quarantine. The weekly report indicates a 92% increase in cases of Covid-19.
“This virus cannot be eliminated, much less eradicated, why the disease does not give us immunity for life and the vaccine requires reinforcements”recalled the head of the health portfolio and emphasized: “There is no possibility that there is no Covid-19, especially with these new variants that are more transmissible”, referring to the Omicron variant and its subvariants.
Despite the increase in cases throughout the national territory, Vizzotti explained that thanks to the high levels of vaccination in society it is possible not return to strict quarantine situations. “The strategy of most countries in the world -Argentina among them- is vaccinate so there are no hospitalizations and deaths, in addition to sustaining care, but not return to the confinements”, he maintained, in dialogue with Radio10. And he stressed: “We are sure that having strengthened the health system and having vaccinated We do not have risks of saturation in attention”.
Vizzotti also analyzed the complaints about the management of the pandemic and the economic consequences. “We are experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis of the century and the confinements responded to a strategy Covid-19 at the level global”, jthe minister justified, referring to the extensive quarantine applied in 2020. And she continued: “After watching the global movie, We have to put ourselves in the situation of Argentina, with an economic crisis that was before the pandemic. The restriction measures were to strengthen the health system and it was done in record time.”
In this way, Vizzotti responded to those who raised the choice between health and economy. “The dichotomy is false: both things were prioritized [salud y economía] in a catastrophic scenario,” he said, and remarked with a Chicana: “Whoever did not manage during any pandemic, no matter how much will they have, cannot know what it is like. Saying what needs to be done from a Zoom is always easier than doing it”
weekly increase
The Ministry of Health reported this Sunday 33,989 new cases of coronavirus and 47 deaths in the last week, which represents an increase of 92.61% of infections compared to last Sunday (17.646). In this way, the number of infected rose to 9,135,308, while the total death toll rose to 128,776.
In four weeks the infections went from 8,387 to 33,989, meaning an increase of 305.25% since April 17 when the Ministry of Health began issuing weekly reports.
The health portfolio also indicated that There are 300 hospitalized with coronavirus in intensive care units, con a percentage of bed occupancy of adults in the public and private sector, for all pathologies, 41,2% in the country.
During the last week, 33 people died in Buenos Aires, 6 in the City of Buenos Aires, 1 in Mendoza, 2 in Neuquén, 1 in Río Negro, 1 in Salta, and 3 in Santa Fe.
According to him Public Vaccination Monitorthe total doses applied amounts to 100,541,379of which 40,751,319 received one dose, 37,376,514 both, 3,026,233 an additional and 19,387,313 a booster, while the vaccines distributed to the jurisdictions reach 107,524,140 and those donated to 5,083,000 .