Maduro decreed “radical” quarantine to deal with infections in Venezuela

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday decreed a “radical” quarantine from January 4 to 10 to deal with the sharp increase in cases of coronavirus in Venezuela.

The vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, indicated in her Twitter account that the president, “attentive to the epidemiological evolution during the month of December”, decided “to resume until Sunday 10” the quarantine “radical” in all the countries. “United, we will win!” He exclaimed.

Venezuela has applied various quarantine systems throughout 2020 to deal with the pandemic. Between March and July, he established a “radical” period in which mobility between states was restricted and the closure of non-essential businesses was enforced.

In mid-2020, the government decided to apply a flexible weekly plan as a measure to control the contagion of the novel coronavirus. However, in December Maduro decided to allow mobility between states and allow businesses to reopen.

According to official figures, Venezuela has detected 437 more cases since Thursday, an increase from November. In total, there are 4,967 active cases.

Since the start of the pandemic, 113,558 infected people and 1,028 deaths have been recorded, although the cure rate is 95%.