A 14-year-old teenager tested positive for COVIDafter his parents took him to the Mantaro Primary Care Center of EsSalud, where on Thursday, they detected that he had nasal congestion, sore throat and general discomfort, reported nurse Rosario Pérez Quispe from the COVID area.
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The minor was given home isolation for 5 days, with the respective treatment and it was recommended that the parents notify the guardian that the adolescent will be in quarantine, in addition he considered it necessary to screen the other minors with whom he shared the classes in the living room
The director of EsSalud’s Mantaro polyclinic, Carlos Meza Marín, said that in these cases an epidemiological fence is carried out to screen the people who were in contact with the minor, which must be done immediately.
Given the detection of this case, nurse Pérez recommended the strict use of the mask at all times. She referred that due to the prolonged time they are in school and college, schoolchildren do not wear the mask all the time and this is a risk of contagion.
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Likewise, he asked that the distance be respected in the classrooms, that there be ventilation in the room, in addition to avoiding crowds. He lashed out that there is resistance from parents to their children not being vaccinated when it is the best protection for them.
The deputy director of Diresa Junín, Luis Zúñiga, pointed out that according to the protocol, isolation is sent to the minor who tested positive for 5 days and even to the entire room, both those with symptoms. Even the classroom teacher.
