Uruguay: warn that controlling the pandemic could be complicated

The Uruguayan health system could become saturated if the surge in coronavirus recorded in recent days, said today the president of the Medical Union of Uruguay (SMU), Gustavo Grecco.

The President of SMU said that Uruguay – which yesterday exceeded 100 daily cases and one death for the first time – he had been in a “privileged” situation for months, but in recent weeks he was in a “risk situation which goes towards a danger zone”.

“It is possible that a significant number of patients will start to increase in the healthcare system and saturation will occur, we must do our utmost to prevent this from happening,” Grecco said in statements to the agency. Sputnik press.

“The virus is very likely to 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 to know what will happen in the next days or weeks if this trend remains, ”he reflects.

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