The general director of the Social Security Fund (CSS) Enrique Lau, stressed that “if there is pressure” to complete the work in the City of Health, since the COVID Hospital has been strategically opened, which a week ago only had 18 patients and now it has more than 100, besides, there are 30 patients in the CHDr.AAM that must be transferred to said hospital.
Lau emphasized that what is happening with the pandemic “is not a mess, it is not a simple cold, people are getting sick, and those who have comorbidities are coming to hospitals, they are entering the Special Respiratory Care Units ( UCRE), are requiring life support in Intensive Care and people are dying.”
In recent weeks there has been a positivity of COVID-19 contagion of 30% when what the World Health Organization (WHO) establishes is that it must be less than 5% for the pandemic to be controlled.
These statements were made by Dr. Lau during a tour he took this Sunday, together with his work team, in the City of Health, where he announced that the evolution and recovery process has been very good.
“We need to get this industrial building up and running in order to start the strategic plan for the City of Health, with the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Institute and the Nephrology Institute, since the air conditioning that will be used will be generated from here.” , there is the dispatch center for electrical energy that comes from various sources and that will guarantee the electrical flow so that the City of Health works,” assured Lau Cortés.
He also indicated that all efforts are aimed at giving the country these beds, which have been greatly lacking. “We currently have incredible pressure on hospital beds at the Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex (CHDr.AAM), but not because of COVID, but because people continue to be affected by chronic illnesses that are decompensated, accidents, among others,” he concluded. the general director.
