“I was a little giant.”
With these words I addressed to the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, and it seemed clear that he had moved President Sebastian PineraHe concluded his speech on Monday In the last Covid-19 credits to his management, before his embrace of chief Minsal.
Although the balance from La Moneda is commanded – on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays – by the highest health authorities, the president joined in an unusual way on the occasion considering it to be the last in his administration: on Friday he hands the presidential sash to who will be his successor, Gabriel Borek.
“We have been living with this coronavirus pandemic for more than two years, which has had devastating effects all over the world as well as in Chile. We know, we feel the pain and sorrow that this pandemic has caused to Chilean families. No country was prepared for this pandemic, the worst health pandemic in the last 100 years, and in Chile we weren’t prepared either.But we started preparing as soon as we learned of this new virus, on the night of December 31, 2019 ″, the head of state began.
Pinera indicated all the main stages of his administration in dealing with the epidemic, as in January and February 2020 preparations for the arrival of the virus in the country began; Or as in April and May they started talks so that Chile could get vaccinations against the disease.
“And it was like that, as happened on December 24 of that year, among the first countries in the world, we started the vaccination process in Chile. In August 2021 we will start the booster vaccinations and we will also start vaccinating children and young people. It has been a huge challenge, a full race The hurdles, over time, are to be able to ensure the timely provision of vaccines that were safe and effective for all our citizens. This requires massive deployment of Mensal forces and logistics,” the president said.
The head of state also stressed that “we launched a solid campaign Test, trace and isolate system To be able to find and give patients who need medical treatment as well as isolate others who could continue to infect their communities. We launched a file step by step plan We are promoting a personal care campaign such as the use of masks, frequent hand washing, physical distancing and indoor ventilation.”
“That’s right, in the beginning the world knew very little about the coronavirus, and we had to learn and make our way as we went. We know that this pandemic has caused many deaths, pain and anguish in Chilean families, but all the decisions we made with Dr. his family, and all our fellow citizens.”added Piñera.
In the same line, he confirmed it “None of this was easy, we had to go through many difficulties, but we never stopped making clear that the government’s first priority is to protect the health and life of its citizens.”
Thus, he highlighted the current numbers of infections that the country is witnessing. “Fortunately today the situation is getting better. We have already spent more than three weeks with a very significant drop in daily cases of infection. The number of hospitalizations has already begun to decrease, and without a doubt, the most painful thing is the loss of human lives, which have stabilized and will begin declining very soon. These important improvements have allowed us to significantly expand the freedoms of Chileans, so that they can live their lives fully. As the President of Chile today, I am proud, passionate, sad and grateful to all my compatriots.” Indian.
To conclude that “when the history of this epidemic is written, it will show the pain and suffering that Chilean families have experienced, but it will also recognize that when adversity crossed our path, as we have always done, Chileans and Chileans have known how to face them with strength, solidarity and resilience that fills us with pride.”
Paris also toured the administration of the government to confront the epidemic. Almost at the end of his speech, thanking the president for his confidence as well as the work of the various teams and officials, the minister visibly broke down. At that moment, both the President and the Under Secretary of Public Health, Maria Theresa Valenzuela, shook hands with him.
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