mexico city. – after yesterday National Autonomous University of Mexico Due to the increase in the number of cases of the new coronavirus infection, students will be advised to use the new mask account, Hugo Lopez-Gatel RamirezThe undersecretary for prevention and health promotion ruled out calls for the federal government to join the mass or intensive use of masks.
In the Health Pulse report, the Deputy Minister acknowledged that there had been an increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections, but assured that “there is no alarm situation” and called for “not to overestimate”.
“Is it still necessary to wear a mask at this time? Masks always have their uses We have said this over and over to reduce the likelihood that someone infected with any respiratory virus, including SARS-CoV-2, will transmit it to another person. “
“They’re fine, they’re fine to use, but We also do not make mass usage recommendations.intensively at a given moment, because it is clearly necessary to take into account that the whole winter is coming and people’s tolerance, the fatigue that people feel from using masks may make it more necessary for them to stop using masks when they need to.”
“So at the moment we have not taken such a decision, we have again explained in detail and clearly what the masks are for and their limitations,” he said.
At the National Palace, López-Gatel Ramirez blamed the media for accusing the federal government of not advising the use of masks, but this “has never happened. We have always recommended it, clarifying its limited” use. “
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He said more positive cases had been registered in recent weeks, “suggesting widespread community-level transmission of the virus in most parts of the country.”
The University Epidemiology and Emerging Risks Research Initiative (PUIREE) reported that indicators of hospitalizations, deaths and viral variants “remain not significantly changed.”
The program reported that while the situation was “calm and generally favorable”, general measures were recommended to continue to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. virus or pneumonia..