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| Next Monday the exact location will be decided, based on the weekend data and the evolution of the different hot zones | The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has held this morning, August 21, a meeting with those responsible for Public Health in which they have analyzed the new measures to be adopted to curb infections in Health Area II.
In addition to the Deputy Mayor Noelia Arroyo, and the Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Health, Manuel Padín; the general director of Public Health, José Carlos Vicente; the manager of the Murcian Health Service, Asensio López; the manager of the Health Area II of Cartagena, José Sedes; as well as the general director of Public Health of Cartagena, Jose Jesús Guillén.“The health crisis due to the coronavirus is getting worse.
The situation in Cartagena is not yet alarming, but it is worrying.
For this reason, this morning we have agreed to adopt new measures to limit the number of infected and try to stop the growth of the positive curve, which, luckily, is still below the regional average ”, explained the first mayor after the meeting.Among the main measures that will be adopted in the coming days, the start-up of a COVID point in the municipality stands out.
"The objective is to carry out selective tests and try to detect as many asymptomatic cases as possible to avoid new infections," said Castejón.Regarding the location of this first COVID point in Cartagena, the possibility of it being installed in Barrio Peral is being considered “because it has been detected that it is one of the areas with the highest number of infected in the municipality, although it is not yet definitive ”, Has qualified.In fact, next Monday, August 23, a work meeting will be held in which, based on the weekend data and the evolution of the different hot zones, the final location of the COVID point will be decided.In addition, the mayor has advanced that "this point will not be the only one to open in the municipality.
Depending on the evolution of the cases, others will be launched.
Health will be in charge of calling the people to whom the PCR will be carried out based on the cases that have been detected in recent days.
I wish it wasn't necessary and there is only one way to achieve it and that is by being very strict with compliance with the regulations ”.In this sense, the Cartagena City Council is going to tighten controls and sanctions for non-compliance with the rules established by the health authorities, which, we recall, are:- Always use the mask.- Avoid meetings of more than 10 people, whether they are family members or not.- Maintain hand hygiene.In addition, the measures will be even more restrictive since the Local Police will exhaustively monitor those people who do not comply with the quarantine despite being obliged.“The data is showing that we have relaxed and from the City Council we are not going to allow it.
We will tighten joint actions with Health, once again creating work teams to act wherever necessary.
There is only one way to stop the contagion and that is by being responsible.
Each and every one of us must be responsible for our actions to prevent the pandemic from continuing to grow and avoid further confinement, ”said Castejón.PROTOCOL FOR MUNICIPAL CHILDREN'S SCHOOLSThe Department of Education is also finalizing a protocol to safeguard the health and safety, both of educators and students, against the coronavirus.
"We will present it shortly because it contains very important measures that will guarantee the minimum distance, that the patios are not shared between students from different classrooms or that the meals will be served in the classrooms to avoid contact between the different groups", explained the mayor.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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