The highest institution in health, reduction of serious cases, Besides the hospitalizations, had to proclaim the end. highest health alert level. These are some keys the end of the measure.
What is an international health emergency?
WHO defines international health emergency as an extraordinary event public health risk from other states through international spread of the disease and potentially requires a coordinated international response.” contain the epidemic as soon as possible so that it does not spread to more parts of that country and to other countries up to that point. safe from epidemic. The international emergency notification allows WHO to issue a series of emergency notifications. advices (not forbidden) “more or less” binding, as epidemiologists explain. had with covid deadlocks, obligation to use masks, use of covid passport Measures all that happens in the end powers of each country, Who decides whether to continue or not? more or less definitely WHO symptoms.
Will mask application continue in hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes?
WHO statement this does not change the rule (the only remnant of the pandemic) because, as explained in the previous article, a measure of state competence. Portugal repealed a month ago compulsory inside the mask hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies, but in Spain this rule is still in effect. It is the responsibility of the central government, that is communities cannot decide. Still, some like Catalonia They have already asked that the use of masks is no longer mandatory in these areas. In February it was no longer mandatory. public transport. and epidemiologist fernando simon It was suggested days ago that wearing masks in hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies would not be mandatory “very soon”. It is possible that the Ministry of Health will make an announcement soon after the WHO announcement.
Will I need to continue getting vaccinated?
In countries like Spain covid-19 vaccine It is not mandatory as it is not mandatory for any other disease. Despite this, Spain highest vaccination rates in the world, what allows to create herd immunity And protect citizens of viruses. Ministry of Health did not advance no vaccination campaign for fifth dose covid. The third and fourth were already coverage is less than before. This is likely what epidemiologists and Spain will do eventually. keep getting vaccinated against covid-19 once a year over 60 years old And risk groups (chronic, immunocompromised patients), just as with the flu. Experts say that vaccination against coronavirus in these groups will be annual and he came to stay.
What is the most immediate impact of this measure?
End of declaration of international health emergency by covid won’t change ordinary lives from people “People’s lives won’t change much” Noting the head of Hospital del Mar’s Communicable Diseases division, Robert Gerry. But it will have some effect on imaginary community of the population, HE, mistakenly, You can assume that the virus is in the past.
Is the pandemic over?
No. “Pandemic”, United Nations Organization (UN) and what does it depend on How many countries does the virus circulate in?. This will continue for longer as the virus is still present on all continents and why some 200,000 deaths per year worldwide. Epidemiologists caution that the risk of declaring the end of the health emergency is precisely that: covid-19 is no more. Inside Spain, This the notifiable disease with the most infections, in front HIV wave tuberculosis. In addition to these, there are other risks: stubborn covid patients (They continue to get sick to this day and there is still no cure for this ailment) and new variants. At the same time, experts, covid (and this “main problem”) never came to ‘get the flu’, because there are waves all year, not just in winter, as in the flu. “It’s a virus varies more than the flu. Added this fact antibodies are short-lived causes us to have infections all the time less predictable waves Professor of molecular medicine at the University of Leicester said: “It’s better than the flu. Salvador Makip.