Emergency plan in Ecuador due to the rise in Covid-19 and influenza

In a statement released Sunday, IESS reports that the institution’s hospital in southern Quito has decided to enable more beds, moving from 64 to 140.

The aim is to provide comprehensive care for patients with respiratory symptoms, whose number began to rise since last November, according to the note.

In addition, he notes that in the children’s emergency area there will be more doctors and nurses, depending on the needs.

Quito is one of three cities in Ecuador where there has been a significant increase in Covid-19 cases in the past week, although Guayaquil has concentrated the highest number of infections with 1,400 in the past week.

Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas is another region where, in addition to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, other pathogens are causing an increase in patients with respiratory diseases.

Health authorities recommend that citizens get vaccinated against seasonal influenza and keep up-to-date anti-Covid-19 doses to prevent serious symptoms and death, as well as use a mask in risky places.

The Ministry of Public Health has not yet published the number of cases detected last week, but the latest statistics indicate a recovery in those with Covid-19.

The head of the bag, José Royales, announced two days ago that, despite the increase, there are no reports of more serious income.

In his opinion, the peak in patients with respiratory diseases is due, among other factors, to climate changes and the abandonment of mask use in the midst of increasing population mobility.

Since the start of the pandemic, this South American country has reported more than 1 million cases.

Pictures of dead bodies on the streets of some Ecuadorian cities, such as Guayaquil, in the first months of Covid-19, spread all over the world, but the Ministry of Public Health promoted a vaccination campaign that managed to control the disease.

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