The rebound in cases in Aragon, Catalonia and Madrid have raised this Wednesday to more than a thousand new infections in the last 24 hours, with 1,153 cases, which means that 834 infections have been detected in these three communities, 72.3% of the total. The latest number of positive cases represents an increase compared to the 905 infections registered this Tuesday. Thus, the total number of positives since the start of the pandemic stands at 282,641. In the last two weeks, 8,204 have started symptoms, 2,232 in the past seven days.
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According to the data provided to the Ministry of Health, of the 1,153 positives, 61 have been registered in Andalusia, 424 in Aragon, 12 in Asturias, one in the Balearic Islands, seven in the Canary Islands, one in Cantabria, five in Castilla-La Mancha, 211 in Catalonia, one in Ceuta, 37 in the Valencian Community, 23 in Extremadura, 12 in Galicia, 199 in Madrid, 28 in Murcia, 41 in Navarra, 88 in the Basque Country and two in La Rioja.
In addition, they have registered nine deaths in the last week (two in Castilla y León, four in Catalonia, one in the Valencian Community and two in Madrid), reaching the combined figure of 28,441, according to official figures. In front of this Tuesday, the Ministry has incorporated five new deaths.
In the last seven days there have been 427 hospital admissions (126,690 in total): 40 in Andalusia, 145 in Aragon, one in Asturias, six in the Balearic Islands, twelve in the Canary Islands, two in Cantabria, one in Castilla-La Mancha, 19 in Castilla y León, 31 in Catalonia, one in Ceuta , 34 in the Valencian Community, eight in Extremadura, ten in Galicia, 75 in Madrid, six in Murcia, 19 in Navarra, 16 in the Basque Country and one in La Rioja.
Also 21 in Intensive Care units (UCI), for a total of 11,764: four in Andalusia, two in Aragon, two in the Balearic Islands, two in Castilla y León, three in Catalonia, one in the Valencian Community, two in Extremadura, one in Galicia, three in Madrid and one in Murcia.
The Government relaxes the restrictions
Despite the increase in cases in Catalonia, the President of the Generalitat, Quim Torra, has explained on the US network CNBC that they act with “microsurgeries” to contain the outbreaks, so they have rejected the talk of the community as a dangerous place to travel.
This Wednesday, the Government has announced a “relaxation” of mobility restrictions “relaxation” of mobility restrictions that affected six municipalities in the Segrià region and the city of Lleida, after the rebound in infections, considering that during these last 15 days the measures adopted “work” and that a “decreasing trend” and one ” stabilization of the epidemiological curve “.
In addition, the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has, in a precautionary manner, rescinded the closure of cinemas and gyms agreed by the Generalitat, although their opening is subject to compliance with the health protocols for the prevention of coronavirus, but instead maintains that of discos.
Ups and downs in Aragon
In Aragon, the ups and downs in the number of infections have led the authorities to modify shifts and vacations for healthcare professionals to strengthen the system and prepare it for the epidemiological evolution, which the regional government considers that it leaves “disconcerting incidents”.
In the last 24 hours there has been a notable increase in cases in Teruel, with 93, due to the almost fifty positives registered in a nursing home in Burbáguena. There are currently 45 outbreaks in residential centers in this community, with 112 older people infected.
Despite these figures, the Minister of Health of Aragon, Sira Repollés, has decided maintain current measures and phases, by ensuring that in the most affected regions they are “giving results”.
Controversy in Madrid
The Community of Madrid There are already thirteen outbreaks after notifying Sanid / tags / sanidad.htmlad this Wednesday two new outbreaks with a total of 28 cases and 84 contacts under follow-up. Most of these outbreaks are related to family atmosphere and cocktail bars.
For this reason, it has decreed that banquet halls and nightlife venues must keep a customer registry to facilitate the follow-up of possible cases
In addition, after the barrage of criticism registered, the Madrid regional government has specified today that the controversial COVID-19 primer It is not a “passport of immunity” as advertised, but a registration.
Researchers consulted by Efe have ensured that this primer has no scientific basis and may cause relaxation from the virus in part of the population, as well as they have remembered that a similar model was already advised against by the WHO. In addition, they have stressed that there is not enough knowledge about immunity.
The residences have returned to the spotlight this Wednesday when the Business Circle of Dependency Attention alerted that half of the communities do not have a contingency plan for these centers and not even all of them have reserves of protective equipment for a month.
These are some of the conclusions of the study “Are we prepared for COVID?”, Which indicates that only Catalonia is at the green level of adequate preparation, while Cantabria, the Basque Country, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha and the Valencian Community are in orange, and Galicia, Asturias, Navarra, Aragon, Madrid, Extremadura, Andalusia and the Canary Islands in red. Murcia, La Rioja and the Balearic Islands have not provided data.
The president of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, has insisted on the commitment of its executive in the defense of the tourist interests of Spain and has recognized the effort that this sector and the hotelier are making in adapting to the new conditions of prevention against the coronavirus.
At the same time he regretted the decision of the British Government to require quarantines for tourists from his country who come to Spain and has expressed his “support to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, which are the main source of British tourists “, after stressing that the Government works” incessantly “for the United Kingdom to review this decision” totally misaligned “.
For its part, given the evolution of contagions, the Red Cross has re-launched the outbreaks emergency measures typical of the first months of the pandemic, such as the opening of residential resources for positive or quarantined people, spaces for PCR and the launching of awareness campaigns.
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