This Thursday, the Health Secretary updated the number of positive cases of Covid-19 coronavirus at 164 in Mexico. Of these, 3 cases are found serious.
In addition, at a press conference from the National Palace, the death of a 74-year-old with hypertension was reported. It was classified as a suspicious case, since there are still no definitive results for Covid-19.
As of Wednesday, the Ministry of Health had confirmed 118 cases of coronavirus and, at night, the death of a man, 41, was announced.
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The man, who was interned in the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER), tested positive for this condition and was hospitalized since March 9; Her situation was aggravated by the diabetes that she suffered.
It was also learned that on March 3 he attended a concert by the Swedish rock group, called Ghost, in the Sports Palace.
This afternoon, shortly after 4:30 p.m., the members of the General Health Council began to arrive at the National Palace, who are in session from 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Here they tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The place was attended by the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela; the Secretary of Communications and Transportation, Javier Jiménez Espriú; Esteban Moctezuma, Secretary of Education; the general director of the National Council of Science and Technology, María Elena Álvarez-Buylla; as well as academics and specialists in the health field.
They warn of “fake news”
On the other hand, Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell said that there is a negative impact due to disinformation and an “intentional effect of circulating fake news“
This after two pharmaceutical companies: Chopo Laboratories Y Reference Biomedical They published statements in which they said they were not applying SARS-CoV-2 tests by order of the SSA.
In this sense, he said that the federal government allows private companies to carry out tests to confirm or rule out the presence of said virus; however, companies must demonstrate that they have the technical competence before the INDRE They must also commit to immediately report their reactive or positive results to the coronavirus to the health authority.
“There are 16 laboratories that from the beginning expressed their desire to participate in this process of recognition of their quality. Until the moment of those 16 -and this work started from the first day of February- only two have shown to have the technical competence and satisfy the standards that are also required for public laboratories, “he said.
“So far they are ABC Hospital and Hospital Angeles de Interlomas. Everyone else is welcome to show that they are competent.”
The agency also detected that through social networks, a laboratory allegedly in Lomas de Chapultepec in Mexico City, offered to carry out tests for a cost of 3,500 pesos. The test would be carried out without the need to get out of the vehicle. “We are mainly concerned that the scam, which would consist of presenting a service that does not have technical accreditation, will result in harm to the population.”
* With information from Teresa Moreno and Perla Miranda
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