SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 4. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Minister of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, Blas Trujillo, has admitted this Monday that the new variants of the Covid-19 have “a lot of contagiousness” but for now he rules out taking additional control measures beyond recommending the use of the mask in spaces closed and with little ventilation and reinforce vaccination given that “many people” are the third guideline and there is a delay in childhood vaccination.
In statements to journalists on the occasion of the visit to the new multipurpose building of the Hospital de La Candelaria, he has indicated that the epidemiological situation is “very different” from that of previous waves because although the transmission capacity of the virus is “higher” that does not translates into a large increase in hospital pressure -although in the last week it has already risen by 20%-.
However, he has recognized that the high number of cases forces the entire health system, both Primary Care and hospitals, to make an “added effort” without there being any situation so far that “seriously” affects the occupation. of beds.
