Alberto Fernandez
Pink House
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In the more than two hours of dialogue, Fernández, Rodríguez Larreta and Kicillof evaluated the evolution of the virus in the urban region and the development of the measures taken to moderate its progress.
Earlier, the president received at noon the doctors and scientists that make up the expert committee that advises him on the evolution of the pandemic of coronavirus. The meeting was held at the Olivos Residence, and it is key to defining the future of quarantine.
As he could know Ambit, infectologists stated that the fatality rate continues at 2%, and that this means that “Things are being done well” and that the health system is “Responding”. So far, in Argentina 268,574 positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected, a disease that caused 5,246 deaths.
About the vaccine they agreed that it is a “Great hope” that began to circulate, but they recalled that the pandemic in Argentina entered a stage “More federal” in recent weeks and reiterated that today the only vaccine available is social distancing.
They also asked for more accompaniment for terminal patients so that they have a dignified death and proposed “to communicate” a time horizon.
They also repudiated the catastrophe-style claims of some professionals’ mental health. Although they do not minimize the effects of the pandemic, they agreed that “Ashamed” the opinion of opinologists. The important thing, they stressed, is take care of the mental health of doctors and health personnel, because there it was evidenced a marked suffering, a fatigue. “They need more care and a time perspective,” they told the president.
Along these lines, they assured that commercial, productive and recreational activities that do not involve risk can continue in the opening phase and they slid that it is no longer possible to speak of quarantine. “We are in a different stage, where we must reinforce the message of social distancing and care”, they asked the president.
Participants of the meeting Mirta Roses, Gustavo Lopardo, Javier Farina, Pedro Cahn, Santiago Levin, Alicia Stolkiner and Juan Piovani.
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