The Ministry of Health held an urgent meeting on Monday to address the sharp increase in respiratory infections, and the subsequent stress on the health system, with the Minister, Mónica García, and the counsellors of the Autonomous Communities, meeting to analyse the respiratory virus epidemic that is affecting the majority of territories and draw conclusions in the interest of public health.
This is the fourth meeting of this type since García arrived at the Ministry. The objective of the meeting was to analyse the increase in respiratory virus infections and agree on equal measures for all citizens.
However, despite some regions already mandating methods to control the spread, such as the wearing of masks in healthcare centres, the meeting on Monday ended without agreement and the autonomous community representatives will instead send, in the next 48 hours, their allegations to the document presented by the ministry.
There was talk and reflection on the role of the mask, especially in health hospitals and health centres to protect both patients and professionals, as an effective measure, a common-sense measure, supported by scientific evidence and well received by the population.
During the meeting, some initiatives from different communities were collected, such as the expansion of the recommendation for the use of masks in pharmacies, and a period of 48 hours was agreed upon to continue receiving contributions.
The need to provide legal support through a declaration of coordinated action to all those communities of different political colours that have already introduced the mask into their health systems has also been raised.
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