Mexico City.-The Ministry of Health reported that there are 82 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country.According to the federal agency, there are also 171 suspicious cases and 579 negative.
At a press conference, Hugo López- Gatell, Undersecretary for Health Prevention and Promotion, reported that six patients are hospitalized and three are serious.” Three-quarters in public hospitals and a quarter in private hospitals,” he said. He accused that line 01800044800 is saturated by sabotage.” The number 800 was sabotaged indirectly,” he said. He said this was caused by rumors on social media that those with symptoms should call the Epidemiological Intelligence Unit in Health instead of going to hospitals. He said they went from 480 calls a day to 6,800 calls in 24 hours. It indicated that they were working to have the technological mechanisms to solve it. He explained that intervention in schools in the coming days is that the facilities should be closed before the registration of any case. In addition, he mentioned, the parents were asked to check if their children have symptoms. Lopez-Gatell clarified that a state of emergency has not yet been declared in the country.
