The young man who is admitted to the Ramon de Lara Military Hospital could be discharged this weekend. The patient is stable and does not present new lesions of the infectious disease. Also, no new cases of monkeypox, health authorities assured.
The patient has been in isolation for 17 days and is progressing satisfactorily, without a new vesicular eruption, so he could be discharged in the next few days when he completes the 21-day cycle corresponding to his state of health.
The doctors Daniel RiveraMinister of Health, and Jose Dario Pichardodirector of the Ramón De Lara Teaching Military Hospital, spoke about the case at a press conference held by the Ministry.
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The call to the population to remain calm and have the relevant care and hygiene to prevent this condition is maintained. “The evolution has been satisfactory, he has been confined for 21 days and an eighth of isolation, with treatment,” said the director.
In addition, he reiterated to the population not to get upset, but to continue with the preventive protocols. Rivera assured that the Doctor Defilló National Laboratory It has sufficient supplies and equipment to detect and treat monkeypox in advance.
The most important thing is that the population is attentive to the information emanating from the Ministry of Health, said Rivera.
The doctor Joel Urenaan infectologist who follows up on the evolution of the clinical picture, who also indicated that the 25-year-old young man arrived in the country from the United States.
“Currently, it has gone 96 hours without the appearance of a new vesicle, with those remaining from 96 hours ago in the crusting and resolution phase”said.
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