10-day self-quarantine, the suggestion to stop the outbreak of covid-19
For the infectologist Xavier Sáez-Llorens increasing hours to curfew, or the "dry law", does not work. He would rely on the mobility restriction.
For the infectologist and pediatrician Xavier Sáez-Llorens, a self-quarantine of 7 to 10 days could stop the rapid increase in volume that Panama experiences with the re-outbreak of covid-19, since transmission will not be cut with "timid and tenuous" measures, but restricting mobility throughout the country.
According to Sáez-Llorens - who participated in the first health committee that dealt with the new coronavirus - there is already a sustained community transmission throughout the country so the risk of contagion is higher, he said on Thursday.
Until December 2 in Panama, the number of accumulated cases amounts to 169,339 people; with 19,649 active cases; 3,114 deceased and 146,576 recovered. However, the Ministry of Health reported 2,028 new cases and the application of 10,892 tests.
The measures applied are "timid and tenuous," said Sáez-Llorens. And he added: Increasing the curfew a little bit and applying dry law for hours does not work. Mobility must be restricted throughout the territory, and biosecurity measures should be complemented.
He clarified that two thousand cases in one day, that could be seen coming, but the worrying thing is that out of two thousand cases, each person may have 10 to 15 contacts, cases that may come out in the next few days. The figures are really worrying.
Sáez-Llorens recommended that the authorities consider the past alternatives and implement them, such as weekend quarantine and mobility restriction, so that the quarantine that was applied at the beginning, and that affected the economy, can be avoided.
Given the panorama of cases and the December dates, epidemiologists recommend the use of a face mask and mask in public transport; While they suggest that companies divide the staff into teams and in person one week and the next in teleworking, but that employees comply with the quarantine.
If we confine ourselves for a week before visiting our parents, we reduce the possibility of contagion, said Sáez-Llorens.
According to Sáez-Llorens - who participated in the first health committee that dealt with the new coronavirus - there is already a sustained community transmission throughout the country so the risk of contagion is higher, he said on Thursday.
Until December 2 in Panama, the number of accumulated cases amounts to 169,339 people; with 19,649 active cases; 3,114 deceased and 146,576 recovered. However, the Ministry of Health reported 2,028 new cases and the application of 10,892 tests.
The measures applied are "timid and tenuous," said Sáez-Llorens. And he added: Increasing the curfew a little bit and applying dry law for hours does not work. Mobility must be restricted throughout the territory, and biosecurity measures should be complemented.
He clarified that two thousand cases in one day, that could be seen coming, but the worrying thing is that out of two thousand cases, each person may have 10 to 15 contacts, cases that may come out in the next few days. The figures are really worrying.
Sáez-Llorens recommended that the authorities consider the past alternatives and implement them, such as weekend quarantine and mobility restriction, so that the quarantine that was applied at the beginning, and that affected the economy, can be avoided.
Given the panorama of cases and the December dates, epidemiologists recommend the use of a face mask and mask in public transport; While they suggest that companies divide the staff into teams and in person one week and the next in teleworking, but that employees comply with the quarantine.
If we confine ourselves for a week before visiting our parents, we reduce the possibility of contagion, said Sáez-Llorens.