Five people died following an outbreak of influenza A in the Santa Caridad nursing home, located on the central Temprado street, in Seville. As confirmed by the health monitoring service ten people would have been affected … for illnessone of them being a nursing assistant who works at the center.
From the nine residents, five of them had to be hospitalized and unfortunately they died. This residence is private and does not have spaces provided by the Junta de Andalucía.
This tragic news comes shortly after a decrease in flu rates was recorded in Andalusia, despite this Health advises not to “let your guard down”. In addition, by mid-December the coverage rate against influenza was reached in Andalusian nursing homes of 90.1% and 1.73 million doses were administered to all population groups.
At the beginning of last December, the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine warned against continued increase observed in hospitals and health centers due to this disease. Additionally, as ABC has previously published, this increase in infections seen in recent weeks is linked to the rapid speed of transmission of the K variant of influenza A, “although it has not been proven to be associated with greater severity of cases.” This variant was identified last April in the United Kingdom and, according to experts, it manages to evade much of the effect of vaccines.
The flu epidemic caused the hThe Brotherhood of Baratillo has suspended, at the request of the institution itself, the activity planned last Fridaywhere the Three Wise Men planned to visit the Santa Caridad Hospital. “Faced with this painful circumstance, we add our prayers for the deceased, for their families and for all the residents and workers of the Hospital, asking in particular for their speedy recovery,” they published in a press release on their social networks.
This visit is already a Christmas classic for the Holy Wednesday brotherhood, which maintains a strong link with the Brotherhood of Charity. During their annual event, gifts are given to seniorsalso counting this year on the Las Maravillas Bell Choir to liven up the residents’ afternoons with Christmas carols. “We want to convey that, following the same format used during the pandemic, our Brotherhood will deliver the gifts to residents through the Center staff, so that they can enjoy them during these important dates, avoiding any additional risk to their health,” they concluded.
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