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Health insists that there is no need to declare an emergency for a dengue epidemic

Julio Mazzoleni, head of the Ministry of Health, insisted that the conditions for dengue emergency declaration are not met and that “despite certain discomforts,” the health portfolio is giving answers.

“We have a significant availability of beds, the main problem is in emergency care and, despite the demand, we are giving answers,” said the Secretary of State in contact with Monumental 1080 AM radio.

Likewise, he said that the health system does not have “any problem regarding inputs”, but acknowledged that an epidemic always generates stress, especially in the area of ​​Emergency.

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“We are working hard and understand the tension that may occur. The major stress is in the area of ​​Emergency,” said Mazzoleni and said that the epicenter of the epidemic occurs in Asunción and the Central Department.

“The worst is going to happen this month (February). We are already on the plateau of the epidemic,” he said.

The senators of the Progressive Democratic Party and the Wanted Homeland Party on Tuesday presented a bill to declare a health emergency throughout the national territory, in the face of the dengue epidemic.

Read more: Present project to declare emergency in cases of dengue

If the regulations are approved, the Ministry of Health, the Social Security Institute (IPS), the Hospital de Clínicas, among others, is authorized to carry out contracts for goods, services and more personnel for 90 days.

According to the latest Health report, there are 1,700 confirmed cases of the disease and 57,000 suspects. In addition, there were at least six deaths from dengue and it is believed that February will be the month in which the most critical point of the current epidemic will be reached.

The number of people who go to hospitals makes the care take a long time. This causes the anger of patients and family members who seek medical attention.

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