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The Minister of Health, Pilar Mazzetti, warned that the figures reported in January on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru are similar to those registered in mid-April 2020.
In dialogue with Cana N, the cabinet member pointed out that the second wave of COVID-19 is on the rise, therefore, he considered that “in February and March, indeed, as in the previous period, we will be in a high part of this wave.”
“We were starting a second wave, for today we can already say that, indeed, we are starting this second wave that is on the rise, what’s more, I can tell you that we have done some calculations and we are more or less when we were in fifteen April, and the numbers keep climbing“, he claimed.
At another point in the interview, Mazzetti indicated that “most likely” cases of COVID-19 would have increased in Peru due to the arrival of the British variant.
“We have detected the mutation that comes from England, most likely, there are so many exchanges that exist and for several weeks, including at the end of November, we have received it with people who travel from one place to another and that can explain the impression. that we have, it is still early, it is a relatively rapid increase in a few days“Said Mazzetti.
In February and March
He explained that 1786 ICU beds are already being used and it is very close to the 1,800 that were used at the peak of the pandemic during the first wave.
“The beds that were treating non-COVID patients are already being moved, and we are supplying with assisted ventilation equipment,” he said.
In the same way, he said that more teams are being sent to the regions.
The head of the Minsa mentioned that in February and March it is likely that we will be in the highest stage of the wave, “we do not know what will happen in a few days and it is difficult to say, what we have is a situation similar to that of the year past, ”he said.
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