the flu He was shot Cordoba In the past four weeks. In addition, the peak of the virus is also a month earlier than usual. This situation is repeated in the rest of Andalusia, and is even worsening in other regions. … Autonomous communities in Spain
As a result, management health As of Monday, December 1, the Andalusian Junta recommends the use of masks in Andalusian health and social care centers, and therefore in Córdoba. However, he leaves it up to the management of these centers and their contingency plans to even announce them. mandatory According to the epidemiological situation.
Latest weekly report Surveillance of acute respiratory infections in AndalusiaMonday, November 23 reflects that cases of respiratory viruses in the province of Córdoba have risen significantly over the past four weeks. It is now 270 cases Per 100,000 inhabitants. This infection includes all respiratory viruses: influenza, especially now due to its seasonality, Covid-19 and bronchiolitis. The provinces of Cádiz and Jaén are the worst. Huelva and Málaga are the two teams that still hold their own against the best.
Respiratory viruses have affected all health zones in the governorate. So the worst is Wadi Al-Kabir areawhich brings together all the municipalities upstream and downstream of the capital of Cordoba, with 332 accident cases last month. he South regionIn Campinia and the whole of Subetica, the number of cases increased from 179 to 260. Cordoba citynearly doubled in four weeks: from 142 to 244. Finally, Northern regionThe number of cases, especially Guadiato and Los Pedroches, reached 318, compared to 189 a month ago.
H3N2 virus is on the rise
he Council Health Minister Antonio SanzHe explained on Friday that this season’s influenza epidemic is progressing “between 4 and 7 weeks compared to previous years, and that the H3N2 virus is responsible for the increase.”
The Andalusian Junta Ministry of Health will also issue an order on Monday, December 1 Recommended to use masks Among employees and users of health centers (hospitals and health centres) and social health centers (nursing homes, centers for persons with disabilities, etc.), public and private, as a basic preventive measure against the transmission of acute respiratory infections.
Moreover, the Andalusian Military Council will ask… Titles From these centers Evaluation of mandatory mask use In its emergency plans, in accordance with the local epidemiological situation of each case.
Finally, he also considers the Andalusian plan Promote specific actions To educate citizens and educate them about initiatives that protect against influenza, such as using a mask, hand hygiene, ventilating closed spaces, and social isolation, that is, avoiding contact with other people, especially people at risk.
In parallel, Ministry of Health Progress was made this week on the joint action protocol in all autonomous regions. It is possible that the agreement will be concluded at the beginning of next week with a meeting of all health officials in the independent regions. In view of the increasing incidence of influenza, the agreement will establish joint measures to combat the disease Recommending or decreing the use of a mask as mandatoryaccording to their occurrence by communities or provinces.