Diosdado Cabello announced that this Wednesday he will not perform his program Con el Mazo Dando, broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión, due to a new outbreak of covid-19.
“He reported that a covid outbreak reappears in the team of his program Con el Mazo Dando, this time larger, which prevents us from going on the air,” he wrote in a message published in Twitter.
Cabello thanked her followers for understanding the situation. “The healthy tells me that we should not expose ourselves,” he added.
This is the second time, in less than a month, that it suspends the broadcast of its controversial program due to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro confirmed this Tuesday afternoon that there has been a gradual increase in coronavirus cases in the country. This, he said, is due to the arrival of the omicron variant.
He assured that although it has not been an accelerated growth, a gradual increase of the virus has been reported for about four days.
«I have to say for all Venezuelans that the omicron arrival has given a significant increase in all countries. In Venezuela the increase in cases has been gradual. Not sped up yet. We have been increasing the cases for three, no, four days. More than 500 cases a day nationwide, “he said.
He reported that this Tuesday the country reported 570 community infections, and 28 imported.
He also detailed that the incidence is 6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. “We cannot lower our guard, the omicron is gaining strength worldwide, we must not trust ourselves,” he said.
Maduro also indicated that 98% of the infected people have recovered. He said that there are currently 3,216 people hospitalized, 1,627 in Comprehensive Diagnostic Centers and 919 in private clinics.
He added that two years into the pandemic, Venezuela has a total record of 448,463 infections, of which there are 5,762 active cases.
Dear and dear compatriots, I inform that in the team of your program @WithTheMazoDando, a COVID outbreak reappears, this time larger, which prevents us from going on the air, thank you for your understanding but health tells me that we should not expose ourselves. We will win!!
– Diosdado Cabello R (@dcabellor) January 11, 2022