David Larreátegui, an expert in internal medicine and infectious diseases, explained that the number of infections due to Covid-19 will increase, due to the August 10 holiday, if biosafety regulations are not respected.
The doctor said that it is not possible to suspend the holiday since more than nine million people are already vaccinated with the first dose and almost 2.5 million citizens have already completed the vaccination. However, 25% and 30% of older adults still did not boost their immune systems with the second injection.
The specialist’s recommendations are:
Keep mass events controlled by reducing capacity,
Outdoor activities
Wear a mask
Maintain social distancing
Get vaccinated
Hospitals in Quito and Guayaquil
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 92% of the Intensive Care Units (ICU) are occupied in Pichincha. While in Guayas 63.2% ICUs are full.
On the other hand, in Guayaquil there is a greater number of confirmed cases of the Delta variant, this affects neighboring provinces, for that reason, until August 2, there were ten cases of people infected with the variant in Cuenca and Azogues.
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