Given the rise in positive cases of coronavirus, the health authorities recalled the protocol that people with symptoms must follow.
As highlighted by the Ministry of Health, the indication of Testing corresponds only to those over 50 years of age, with risk conditions or personal who works with vulnerable people.
If you do not belong to any of these groups and the symptoms are mild, you do not need to be tested, but you do need to take precautions that are the same for all respiratory diseases: not go to work activities, for at least five days, or until 24 hours following symptoms disappear.
It is also recommended extreme care for 10 days (adequate and permanent use of a chinstrap, adequate ventilation of environments, hand washing and respiratory hygiene, etc.).
Currently, if a person is a close contact, they do not need to be isolated or tested, they should only be attentive to whether they present symptoms and if they do, follow the indications according to age and condition.
For her part, the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, stressed the need to reinforce vaccination: “From the week before this, the cases of COVID-19 doubled. 85% are in AMBA but the increase has been seen in 22 of the 24 jurisdictions Vaccination allows us to have a much lower impact on hospitalizations and deaths Reinforcing vaccine protection is the key: if more than four months have passed since your last dose, give yourself a booster, particularly if you are over 50 or you have a risk condition. Boosters continue to be the best way to prevent hospitalizations and deaths,” he said.
❗ From the week before this, COVID-19 cases doubled.
85% are in AMBA but the increase has been seen in 22 of the 24 jurisdictions.
Vaccination allows us to have much less impact on hospitalizations and deaths ????.
— Carla Vizzotti (@carlavizzotti) December 11, 2022
In addition, the Ministry of Health renewed the recommendations on the use of masks in closed places and public transport, ensuring ventilation of the environments and not going to work, educational, social activities or public places in case of presenting symptoms.
