Daniel Gollan claimed the peak in infections was anticipated and predicted how long the restrictions would continue

Buenos Aires Minister of Health Daniel Gollan assured that the peak of the second wave of coronavirus was anticipated due to the entry of “new variants”, for which he clarified that the restrictions will continue at least until the “last quarter of the year”.

“We expected the peak a little laterWhen the cold started We expected it at the moment. But it started about a month earlier. This is because much more contagious variants have been introduced. Although it is not cold, they infect seven times more than the original virus, ”said the Minister of Buenos Aires, referring to the Manaus and British strains, with great influence in the province of Buenos Aires.

In this sense, he continued: “He was advanced, and with a more contagious variant, which is also much more aggressive. This gives many more serious cases, and especially in the youngest.

It is because of this panorama that Gollan has not hesitated to say that the restrictions will continue. “An algorithm from the University of Tres de Febrero says this may be the current peak. But the same algorithm states that if we let everyone go back to normal life, we will have a very high peak again. keep playing for a while with the bars to avoid viral circulation, and to vaccinate, ”he explained in an interview with the newspaper Profile.

Asked about the scope of these measures, the official gave the example of Germany and mentioned “a balance” which will depend on the evolution of business.

“We have to do a bit of what Germany did. Play a balance that will depend on the case and whether we manage to reduce infections. With all care, we can open some activities for a while and maybe close them again, ”he added.

In addition, he cited Israel, which “in April closed the education section three times”, to justify the controversial closure of AMBA schools, which then spread to other provinces, such as Santa Fe, where there was strong resistance.

“New York does it from time to time if it goes up to 150. They are more demanding. They, when there were 150 per 100,000 inhabitants, closed the schools and went virtual. The families who live there know that they have gone months without going to school “, full.

What is certain is that Gollan did not rule out restrictive measures until at least the last quarter of the year: “We hope that towards the last quarter we will find ourselves facing a situation of return to a greater normalcy”. In any case, he said the restrictions “will be less” as the vaccination plan progresses.

Coronavirus cases in the province of Buenos Aires amounted to 1,363,169 after confirming 9,793 new infections in the last 24 hours.

According to the portfolio led by Daniel Gollan, 34,499 people have died in the province since the start of the pandemic in the country in March 2020.

Likewise, it has been reported that 6,684,993 residents of Buenos Aires have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The health portfolio detailed that 46,851 people were vaccinated on Saturday and that the total number of vaccines applied so far reached 3,456,663, including 3,075,260 with the first dose and 381,403 with the second.

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