(CRHoy.com) .- Health authorities reiterated the validity of prevention measures, while highlighting the relevance of vaccination as the main tool to contain the pandemic, this before the appearance of the new variant COVID-19 named Ómicron.
“People who have not yet been immunized become fertile ground for new variants to emerge, hence the importance of advancing nationally and globally with the vaccination process,” said the Minister of Health, Daniel Salas.
The Health chief emphasized that although Costa Rica currently presents an encouraging outlook, it is essential that as a population we implement precautionary measures so that December does not mean a wide production of chains of contagion.
The measures that Salas reiterated were the following
- Correct use of the mask, covering nose and mouth.
- Prefer spaces open and ventilated, Taking into account the encounters between friends and family typical of this time, it is essential to understand that open air or widely ventilated spaces can substantially reduce the risk of contagion.
- Constant hand washing and always before touching our faces.
- Cough and sneeze protocol
Currently, there is no information to suggest that omicron produces symptoms. more serious or more transmissible Compared to the other variants, however, the information is still very limited.
The Health hierarch was emphatic in stating that the detection of cases of the omicron variant in countries of the different continents shows its already wide circulation, even in territories where it has not yet been identified.
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