Doctors ask to be attentive to the first symptoms.
Dozens of people crowding hospitals is the scenario that has been observed since the first week of January. Several have symptoms of COVID-19, while others have some type of health effects related to seasonal diseases, such as the flu, AH1N1, dengue, malaria, etc. This was reported by the directors of these health houses, including El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) of Quevedo.
Jorge Chávez, Quevedo’s political boss, indicated that, according to medical reports, at the hospitals in question, at the moment, there are no beds available to treat more patients with COVID-19, so he recommends that citizens stay at home and go out only in case of priority needs.
National COE analyzes this Saturday the situation of COVID-19 in Ecuador; infections exceeded 45,000, in the second week of January
Regarding the new capacity control provisions and biosafety regulations, he said that since last Monday, January 17, it was arranged, with the representatives of the local Emergency Operations Committee (COE), to reduce the capacity to 50% in commercial premises. , nightlife center and restaurants.
He also highlighted that presenting the vaccination card is another of the mandatory requirements, as well as the control of crowds in public places and capacity in urban buses.
“Businesses work until 00:00; after that time, they could be sanctioned up to the closure. At the moment, they are complying with the provisions. The allowed wakes in the city are only those (of people) who have died a natural death; the others must be buried immediately,” the official said.
In this city, the fourteen subcenters are inoculating the vaccine against COVID-19, as well as other vaccination points in strategic sectors, such as the State Technical University of Quevedo (UTEQ) and the Parque de la Familia. , located in the El Guayacán parish.
Capacity reduction
Authorities from the 12D01 District Health Directorate, which includes the cantons of Babahoyo, Baba and Montalvo, indicated that there is an uptick in COVID-19 infections and that it was the second week of January that registered the highest number.
It was indicated that the contagion curve is expected to drop in this new week, and that citizens are recommended to go to the vaccination points to avoid more deaths from the virus.
In Babahoyo, the permitted capacity is 30% in markets, gyms, shopping centers, restaurants, etc., and the operating hours are until 10:00 p.m., according to resolutions of the local COE. Parks, public and private sports venues remain closed.
The new measures were issued once the national COE indicated that among the provinces declared as highly risky for virus infections is Los Ríos.
This territory is one of those with the lowest percentage of general vaccination, according to a report from the Ministry of Public Health. (I)
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