The seventh hello Covid is a reality in Soria. Although the data is “within expectations”, without a doubt the beginning of summer and the festivities of San Juan make it advisable to keep an eye on the evolution of the data. The most relevant is that of those admitted to the Santa Bárbara care complex, which currently has 43 Covid patients on the ward and 3 in the ICU. Currently the Soria Hospital has two Covid floors, where there are people with the complete vaccination schedule, although in these cases the risk of a serious condition is “much lower”.
your manager, Enrique Delgadopointed out today that this number is not yet affecting ordinary activity but that “Covid does complicate life” at the Hospital. The expectation of the professionals is that during these days the peak of contacts is taking place and that those admitted to the plant do not exceed 50. That is the “acceptable” barrier to reconcile daily activity and Covid care without the former being affected.
Added to the high number of patients is the staff shortage because to the vacations we must add the toilets that are also spread and they can’t go to workcurrently about 300 throughout Castilla y León. “The advantage is that we have a lot of experience,” says Delgado, who trusts that the effect of this seventh wave will be “limited.”
Regarding the 3 patients in the ICU, Delgado explained that some suffer bilateral pneumonias, even in the case of people with the complete vaccination schedule. And it is that the vaccines are working, “the percentage of serious cases is much, much lower than the first waves”, at the level of symptoms, but they are not serving to stop infections.
It is clear that people with the full pattern are getting it, although pictures are less serious. Right now in Soria there are “several sub-variants of Omicron” whose incubation period is only 4 or 5 days which facilitates the “tracing of infections”. A tracking that is no longer as exhaustive as in previous waves, which prevents knowing with certainty the number of infected.
Today’s figures speak of 300 new positives this weekend, but only the elderly and those who have gone to their doctor for serious symptoms or to request a leave are collected there. For this reason, the delegate of the Board, Yolanda de Gregorio, has called for the “individual responsibility”Those who have doubts use the mask and avoid both crowded places and vulnerable people if it is believed that they may be infected.
It is the case of residence The Royalss, where there are currently 44 infected people although all “evolve favorably” and no one has had to be transferred to the Hospital. In this sense, De Gregorio recalled that the relatives of those who are negative can visit them since the positive ones, who are all together and leading a normal life, can be seen by videoconference.
about a possible fourth dose of vaccination, Delgado has been cautious since “there is still no consensus.” The manager of the Soria complex fears that new sub-variants may arrive and that the situation will become chronic, something increasingly real. “There is a risk of exhausting people’s immune capacity,” he explains, although he points out that it is likely that the elderly and groups at risk do need a fourth dose.
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