Second wave: America is the most contagious continent …

The second wave of Covid-19 has America as the continent with the most coronavirus infections, recording an increase of more than 1.3 million new cases and 37,000 deaths last week, according to the Pan American Health Organization (OPS).

“In the regions of Bolivia and Colombia, cases doubled last week and four countries in the Southern Cone have seen an acceleration of Covid-19 infections, with uninterrupted community transmission in recent weeks,” explained the director of the ‘OPS, Dominican Carissa Etienne in a virtual press conference.

The PAHO chief said that “reducing infections starts with staying home and doing everything possible to protect yourself and others from disease” amidst more than half of all deaths recorded in the world over the past week The Hemisphere.

In this critical health context, Argentina recorded its infection record on Wednesday and beat it again this Thursday with 23,683 positives.

President Alberto Fernández has announced a series of measures to protect the health of the population, in agreement with international health organizations, despite the fact that certain sectors of the opposition are calling for “resistance” to the care measures.

“If the trend of increasing travel within and between countries continues, our health systems will be more in difficulty,” the PAHO official warned, quoted by the ANSA news agency, adding : “Regardless of pandemic fatigue, no we can facilitate public health and social interventions without valid data and justifications.”

Regarding the epidemiological situation across the continent, the head of PAHO said: “In North America, cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Canada, while infection rates are decreasing in the United States and Mexico.”

The most ruthless increase in South America has occurred in Brazil, which last week added more than 4,000 daily deaths, and which scientists predict will soon surpass the record 4,500 daily deaths recorded in January. in the USA.