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Coronavirus cases and the accumulated incidence in both the last seven and 14 days in Spain is skyrocketing. The consequences of Christmas are already being seen in the contagion curve and in the number of new hospital admissions, which will end up affecting a greater number of deaths.
The director of the Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simón, explained this Thursday at a press conference that “we are in a situation not the same as the second wave but there is not such an exaggerated difference” and stressed that now we know what has been due to the increase in transmission in recent days: to the Christmas gatherings.
“I said it the other day and I know it sparked some discussion. Whether we like it or not, we were all aware that what was recommended at Christmas was recommended, we were going to meet. We had a better time than we should have. Whatever was recommended was recommended, and we could already propose whatever it was, we knew this was going to happen ”, said the epidemiologist.
In addition, he also assured that it is very possible that this accelerated incidence that there is now stabilizes in the coming days, although he did not rule out that it could continue to rise. “We have to assess it in the coming days and be aware that our ICUs, due to this accumulation of new cases in a few days, are going to suffer,” he said.
His words, as usual, generated numerous reactions on Twitter. One of those who wanted to answer Simon was Olga Medium, Pulmonologist at the Guadalajara University Hospital and National Coordinator of Sleep and Ventilation of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR).
The sleep expert reacted in this way to the epidemiologist’s words about a possible lower compliance with the Christmas restrictions if they had been stronger.
“No, people at Christmas did what they were allowed to do. And most did not have such a good time. The measures should have been more restrictive because this was very predictable. And people would have complied, “Mediano said.
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