Covid-19, CDMX. Fifth wave down, but slow: Olivia López Arellano

The fifth wave of Covid-19 infections is declining, although not at the speed that would be expected, acknowledged the Secretary of Health of Mexico City, Olivia López Arellano. We have two weeks that are stabilized (infections) and decreasing, not as fast as we would like, but already very consistently,” he said. Given the ability of the virus to mutate and create new subvariants, he added, it is not time to let our guard down with preventive measures. Open Government Data refer that the number of Covid-19 tests carried out and the positivity rate fell in the last seven days reported on July 17, compared to the 23rd of the same month. 76,923 reagents were applied with positivity rates between 0.41 to 0.57, that is, 9.7 percent less than the previous seven days with positivity rates of 0.47 to 0.61.There may be rebounds despite a decrease in infections Infectologist Arianna Huerta said that, although infections have decreased, there may be rebounds in the face of wrong messages with mass concerts or coexistence in closed spaces without masks. ” It seems as if we have become accustomed to death from this virus and this is not easy to digest, because unfortunately massive events continue to be held (in the Zócalo), as if telling them no matter that they get together, no matter that they get infected nothing will happen to them, “he said. He recalled that there is a high number of people with comorbidities, that the vaccination rate is not high and that the efficiency of the first vaccines has been lost with the arrival of subvariants. He recalled that with the BA.5 of omicron, which unleashed the fifth wave, each person infects on average 18, while with the first strain it infected 3.We invite you to read: He recommended continuing with the use of a mask, not to lower your guard in closed or open places, check that there is ventilation, avoid meetings or vacations.



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