Aragon will require the implementation of a national program based on influenza incidence

Aragon will require the implementation of a national protocol based on influenza incidence

On Monday, Aragon attended the meeting of the National Health System Interregional Committee held via video conference, and his position can promote consensus in the fight against the influenza epidemic.José Luis Bancalero, Minister of Health of the Government of Aragon, will present his recommendations to Minister Monica García and other regional health representatives “From now on, an action plan will be developed for the whole of Spain with different influenza health measures according to the incidence of the disease,” the Ministry of Health said.

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Currently, the global respiratory disease incidence rate is 1,195 cases per 100,000 inhabitants; in the case of influenza, there are 167.5 cases (based on last Thursday’s data), although That number is expected to increase significantly in the coming days as Aragonese students return to school after the Christmas break.

The measures will be “implemented gradually, with restrictions becoming more stringent as incidence rates rise and no longer effective as incidence rates fall”. Therefore, these are “temporary but phased” measures applicable to future epidemics.

Specifically, Aragon will propose that the epidemic will pass once the incidence rate reaches double the epidemic threshold of 59 cases per 100,000 inhabitants “The use of masks will be compulsory for professionals who provide services in health, social health and specialized social service centers and provide direct care to citizens,” and will also be compulsory for all citizens in waiting rooms. health centre.

In addition, the use of masks is “strongly recommended” for other professionals and other groups of people who are not in direct contact with citizens.

In any case, they assured the ministry that the Aragonese government “Supporting the agreement on measures for the use of masks across the country, taking into account that each autonomous region may have a different impact through the application of this agreement”, these measures will therefore be adapted according to technical standards according to the situation in each autonomous region.

According to the health minister at a meeting last Friday, she will require health centers to make masks mandatory; however, it wants to take the views of the community into account as it does not want to “infringe on powers”. In fact, several communities are already ahead of him. In the Autonomous Region of Valencia, Catalonia and Murcia, masks are already mandatory in medical centers, as is also the case in Aragon, albeit only for professionals.