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The priority now is increased sanitation and more vaccinations

The task of the moment avoid infections and complications from covid-19 is to raise the level of hygiene and complete the vaccination program.

The doctor eladio perezDeputy Minister of Collective Health, made the call and informed that the two patients diagnosed with cholera in the capital sector of La Zurza are stable and that the demarcation has intervened since Ministry of Health.

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The deputy minister said that preventive care such as frequent hand washing, proper handling of waste such as faeces, proper handling of food, proper chlorination of water and drinking safe water needed to be stepped up, in order to prevent the spread of diseases such as cholera…

In his view, these measures should not be overlooked, as they are the ideal ways to take care of the health of this disease of which four cases have already been reported in the country.

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It refers to cholera

Dr. Pérez stated that the citizens they must maintain hygiene in all the spaces in which they operate, they must take care of themselves and that, in the event of symptoms such as diarrhea, they must go to the nearest health centre. An intervention was carried out in the sector where cholera patients live.

This has impacted around 800 people. Water sampling and analysis have been carried out and family members are constantly monitoring to rule out disease. “The situation is under control, both at the place where these latest cases were registered and at the border,” she said.

In another ordinance, he reported that the DR continues to see an increase in COVID-19 positivity, where the omicron variant it is the predominant one; the subvariants XBB.1 and BA.2 being the ones that stand out the most.

“We have a very high capacity to know what we are dealing with with these sublines (variants), thanks to the constant monitoring and sampling carried out by the Ministry to understand the behavior of the disease.” He asked to continue immunization against the flu and covid-19.

yellow fever vaccine

Dr. Eladio Pérez reported that approximately 10,000 doses of vaccine are expected to be acquired in the coming days. Yellow feverand another important figure will be received by Panama and Brazil.
Already 18 thousand doses have been purchased by the Dominican government

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