The days off due to the carnival festivities ended and the director of the Metropolitan Health Region, Israel Cedeño, provided a report on the operations carried out, reiterating that all the measures that were implemented at one point on a daily basis are evaluated, and all the health strategies are dynamic.
He asserted that the days of carnival passed in relative tranquility. “It is not what we have had in other years when they were held in the Cinta Costera, that we found a lot of sanitary non-compliance in terms of food handling,” he said.
The doctor added that the reports he had from the corregimientos were very few, taking into account how it has been compared to other years.
He referred to some videos that circulated on social networks where a large number of people were seen enjoying themselves in Isla Grande, Colón, failing to comply with biosecurity measures. “Those images that circulated over the weekend about the agglomeration in Isla Grande do not match the date and were maliciously disclosed on networks,” she sentenced.
Cedeño stated that, although there was no carnival, “we have to wait for the possible impact that the movement of people may have had, wait if there was a rebound in cases. In most schools we are going to see what happens after March 7 when classes start.
In the same sense, he revealed that in April, if the situation continues and Covid-19 infections decrease, they will be able to sit down with the authorities and advisers to evaluate whether the use of the mask is eliminated, at least in open areas.
