Hugo López-Gatell, head of the Undersecretariat of Prevention and Health Promotion, said that “attention should be on the management of the pandemic and not on what a person does, even if they are involved in the management of the pandemic.”
Mexico City, August 20 (However) .– Hugo Lopez-Gatell, head of the Undersecretariat of Prevention and Health Promotion, said tonight that he does not know mask who have devices for drinking water, after some journalists, including Joaquín López-Dóriga, share a photograph in which the federal official I was talking to another person on an airplane.
“I was struck by how important it was. I saw it and there is nothing disturbing about it. The one I saw who put it on his twitter was the journalist Joaquín López Dóriga. I wrote to Mr. López-Dóriga. I told him: I will gladly tell you about the situation, because he talks about me flying or violating the protocols … In airplanes it is required to wear face masks. The reason is obvious. The plane is a closed means of transport. The mask is an auxiliary instrument and is more useful in closed spaces ”, explained López-Gatell.
“There is a moment during a plane trip, when they are longer than 50 minutes, where they give you water. It is a human need to consume water. I recommend drinking two liters a day. I do not know that there are face mask devices that have the possibility of drinking water. I have seen some, but they are almost anecdotal that they have straw. I didn’t have one of those, I had my green mask that I used in San Luis Potosí and I took it off to drink water, “he added.
López-Gatell said that “we are in a pandemic and I believe that our attention should be on the management of the pandemic and not on what a person does, even if they are involved in the management of the pandemic. There was a positive response from Mr. López Dóriga, we have a good relationship. He answered me right away. Tomorrow she is going to interview me ”.
The use of face masks in closed spaces and where a healthy distance cannot be maintained is a useful measure to avoid COVID-19 infections, Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell has repeatedly pointed out.
On the 82nd day of the new normal, in Mexico there are 543,806 confirmed cases and 82,786 suspects of COVID-19, the federal Ministry of Health reported this afternoon. In total, there have been 599 thousand 525 negative cases, 59 thousand 106 confirmed deaths and 371 thousand 638 people recovered.
Nationally, 62 percent of general inpatient beds are available and 38 percent occupied. In beds with fans, 67 percent are available and 33 percent are occupied.
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