With the increase in covid-19 cases, municipalities such as Ribeirão Preto, Campinas and Guarujá strengthen protection guidelines, but still without obligations
SOROCABA – O increase in covid-19 cases is leading inland cities of São Paulo to recommend the return of wear a mask indoors🇧🇷 Among the municipalities that request its use, even if not mandatory, there are some of the largest municipalities in the interior, such as Campinas And Ribeirao Preto🇧🇷 According to data from the Instituto Todos pela Saúde (ITpS), the positivity of covid-19 tests in the state increased from 20% to 35% in two weeks.
In Campinas, the town hall issued a recommendation on the afternoon of Thursday 17 for the population to wear the mask again in poorly ventilated places or where there are agglomerations.
The decision was announced after an extraordinary meeting of the city committee to deal with covid-19, which saw a 44% increase in confirmed cases in the weeks between October 30 and November 5, and between October 6 and 12 this month. The use of the visor remains mandatory in health services and for people with symptoms, as per the rule of the government of São Paulo.
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The survey also shows a growth in the demand for tests; between November 5 and 11, the association’s laboratories carried out more than 54,000 tests
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According to the researchers, the risks were most pronounced in the acute phase of the disease but persisted for six months; The burdens appear to be cumulative, with outcomes likely to get worse with each new contamination, they warn
The provision was envisaged for the summer high season, starting from December, but was brought forward to prevent the possible spread of subvariant BQ.1. The seaside city is on the tourist cruise route and receives international visitors. In the municipality, only 19% of the adult population received the fourth dose against covid-19.
Other cities in the interior, such as Arthur Nogueira And Black Greenhouse, he again recommended the use of face shields, which had already been abolished indoors. In Botucatu, due to the new variant, the town hall has decided to reopen from this weekend the testing post of the Hospital do Bairro, which had been closed after the decline of the pandemic. The unit is also open on weekends and holidays, from 9:00 to 17:00.
admissions
Some interior regions are already experiencing high hospitalizations due to the new wave of covid-19. To the Paraiba Valley And north coast, the number of people hospitalized is the highest in three months, according to state government data. 67 people were hospitalized with the disease on Thursday, 40 on a ward and 27 in intensive care. At the end of October, only 10 people were hospitalized with the disease, but only two in intensive care.
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