As Carla Vizzoti had warned, the Minister of Health of the province of Buenos Aires, Nicolás Kreplak, warned that the cases of coronavirus They have been on the rise since last week.
The president pointed out that, in the province, the cases of covid 19 They increased between 35% and 40% compared to the previous week, so the authorities ask to take measures to avoid a new peak due to coronavirus.
Although there is an increase in infections of coronavirusthe minister explained that at the moment hospitalizations have not increased, therefore, to avoid it, it is essential to complete the vaccination schedules.
Likewise, Kreplak asked all citizens to reinforce immunity against the virus with the third and fourth doses, as appropriate, since this reduces the risk of contagion and hospitalization.
The minister attributed the increase in infections to the circulation of new variants such as the BA.2 of ómicronwhich turns out to be much more contagious than the original strain, so the best way to prevent it is to get vaccinated.
“With these new variants, from the omicron to here, what we used to achieve with two doses, now we achieve with three doses, it is important that everyone give it to them,” Kreplak said.
Under this line, the president recalled that the fourth dose is currently administered in the population at risk, so the provincial government will seek to “open to the entire population” the second reinforcement, in the coming weeks.
How are the cases of coronavirus in the country
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health of the Nation, published on May 1, in the last week, 11,443 cases of covid 19 in all the country.
In addition, 111 people had died and 339 patients remained in intensive care units. Meanwhile, until May 1, 98,785,071 vaccines had been applied, of which 17,795,932 correspond to booster doses.