Chile introduced this Monday that individuals who turn into contaminated with COVID-19 and have the whole vaccination schedule must full a compulsory 10-day quarantine, at some point lower than presently established.
For shut contacts of COVID-19 sufferers with doses of the vaccine, the necessary isolation interval will improve from 11 to 7 days beginning subsequent September 27.
The Undersecretary of Public Well being, Paula Daza, defined that vaccinated individuals “by having a decrease viral load, have a decrease danger of transmitting the virus.” She assured that the change is predicated on “present proof worldwide, what has been carried out in different international locations resembling the UK and suggestions from consultants.”
THEY MAINTAIN THE CURFEW
The pandemic has been managed since August in Chile. Though the authorities nonetheless preserve the curfew from midnight and the borders closed to vacationers till October 1.
The well being authorities reported that this Monday 280 infections and eight deaths had been recorded and that the nationwide positivity fee (variety of positives from all PCR checks carried out) stays round 1%.
“What we’ve got achieved can’t be left behind. We don’t need to return, we need to transfer ahead,” emphasised the Minister of Well being, Enrique Paris.
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2024-06-18 06:07:55
