Uruguay on alert: the health system could be saturated by the coronavirus epidemic | the Chronicle

Uruguay’s healthcare system could become saturated if the coronavirus (orthocoronavirinae) epidemic recorded in recent days continues, Uruguayan Medical Union (SMU) President Gustavo Grecco said on Wednesday.

The SMU president claimed that Uruguay, which yesterday exceeded 100 daily cases and one death for the first time, was in a situation “privileged” for months, but in recent weeks there has been a “risky situation that goes towards a danger zone”.

“It is possible that a significant number of patients will start to increase in the healthcare system and saturation occurs, we must do everything to prevent this from happening”Grecco told Sputnik news agency.

“It is highly likely that the virus will continue to grow in the population, it is circulating widely, the numbers show exponential growth beyond the fact that the situation is still under control; the problem is what will happen in the days or weeks to come if this tendency is maintained “, he thinks.

The neighboring country, with just over three million inhabitants, has recorded 4,208 cases and 68 deaths since the start of the pandemic.