Guatemala City, April 29. (AGN).- The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) updated the COVID-19 Health Alert Board for the next 14 days.
In this, 56 municipalities are established in orange alert and 284 in yellow alert, and zero municipalities in green and red.
This Health Alert System is an instrument that allows the incidence of the disease to be measured every 15 days. In addition, it defines the level of risk by locality classified in red, orange, yellow and green colors.
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance -MSPAS- updated the COVID-19 Health Alert Board; For the next 14 days, 56 municipalities are on orange alert and 284 on yellow alert.
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— Ministry of Public Health (@MinSaludGuate) April 29, 2023
The update
It is important to indicate that the board evaluates criteria to determine the alert color of each of the 340 municipalities in the country. The localities are classified according to the score received as follows:
- incidence of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days
- cumulative percentage of vaccination schedule 2 doses in over 12 years
- percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the last two weeks
- average number of tests per thousand inhabitants per day
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— Ministry of Public Health (@MinSaludGuate) April 29, 2023
recommendations
Likewise, the Health authorities once again call on the Guatemalan population to continue with prevention measures, such as:
- washing hands with soap and water
- physical distancing
- the use of the mask
These preventive measures are highly important to avoid an increase in COVID-19 infections.
Members of the “Me Supero” Program of Baja Verapaz, of the @MineducGT They made visits to homes in San Miguel Chicaj and Purulhá, with the aim of reintegrating young people into the Extracurricular Educational System.👏😁 Read more here: pic.twitter.com/8b2hdJw99F
— Ministry of Public Health (@MinSaludGuate) April 29, 2023
The Health portfolio makes available for any query here the health alert color that corresponds to your municipality, in the link https://covid19.gob.gt/semaforo.html.
Likewise, it invites you to complete the vaccination schedule to prevent the symptoms of the disease from being serious. The service is free and is available in health centers. Community mobile days are also being carried out.
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2023-04-30 02:54:19
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