In recent weeks, influenza A infections have increased. Hospitals and health centers of the Neuquén public system They reinforced their teams in the guards to face the increase in infections. Martin Regueiro, Minister of Health of the province spoke with BLACK RIVER RADIO and gave details of the situation that is being experienced.
Days ago Adelaida Goldman, an emergency physician at the Castro Rendón regional hospital, indicated that the system in Neuquén capital HE “it has begun to saturate”. Goldman mentioned that, currently, “there is a saturation of health services” due to this outbreak, which has multiplied consultations and care in Castro Rendón, but also in other hospitals in the capital such as Heller and Bouquet Roldán.
For his part, the Minister of Health of Neuquén, Martin Regueiro, He assured: “We understand what is going to happen and that what we have It’s a seasonal flu and what we are waiting for is that it will start to go down in the coming weeks.”
From the Ministry of Health of Neuquén they assure that epidemiological week 23that is, the one that ends today Tuesday 1/6 closed with 77 infections.
Chinstrap Who should use it?
The utilization chinstrap is not for the entire population. There is a specific group that is requested to use it. “The chinstrap It is indicated only in symptomatic people “They go to a health center,” confirmed the Minister. “Today the mask has no indication as there was before with a healthy population,” he continued.
Furthermore, he explained that the function of the mask It is to prevent the person with symptoms from infecting others. For this reason, the recommendations of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, the Province and epidemiologists and infectologists is that today “there is no indication to use the mask” for people without symptoms.
“You just have to use it the symptomatic population who consults a health center to avoid infecting others or who cannot be isolatedor because it has to go out into circulation on the street,” explained Regueiro.
He also indicated that after the increase in influenza A infections, “is cleaning is so important at home and in healthcare system“, he explained, “that we have to ensure that the cleaning conditions are adequate to be able to serve and to avoid contagion.”
The Cleaning surfaces is key when it comes to preventing the spread of infections. “On the doorknobs, on the pens, on the walls, in the notebooks, everywhere you go you have to keep it clean to prevent one from putting the secretion that they had contact with in their mouth from ending up being infected,” said the Minister.
Indications to avoid contagion:
To avoid the spread of infections, it is of utmost importance that the population resumes some actions inaugurated in the COVID pandemic. For example:
-clean surfaces
-ventilate the home or closed places
-isolate yourself in case of contagion
-handwashing
-sneeze into the crook of your elbow
Finally, the Minister of Health requested that people complete their vaccination schedules. The vaccine does not prevent contagion, but it does prevent severe forms.
Balance: first six months:
The Minister also took stock of what has been done so far. He assured that “They are not easy months and they are not places of pleasure. But, there is a matter of conviction that we believe is the way we are working every day, from Monday to Monday.”
Regarding the supplies assured that the health system today “is stressed,” but the situation improved. And he highlighted that increased demand for people coming into contact with the public health system. “Because they can’t afford a medication or a consultation and they go to the public system.” Although they have increased 25% the offer of shifts, So did the number of people who consult and receive care in the health system.
He also assured thatThe Province has received a response to the inputs that the Nation does not send, for example, the oncology medications“which are high-cost medications and today the province is facing this.”
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