Three years after it was declared in Uruguay the pandemic for the Covid-19the epidemiological situation is now under control, although more than a million people contracted the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2.
In this period of time, the coronavirus was the cause of the death of 7,617 people, recalled the Prensa Latina agency.
On March 13, 2020, the President Luis Lacalle Pou announced on a national chain the detection in the country of four cases with coronavirus. They were people who came from Milan, Italy; and BarcelonaSpain.
The government adopted the strategy that it called “Responsible Freedom”. It did not restrict circulation and established rules such as the mandatory use of face masks in closed places.
How did the Covid-19 pandemic evolve in Uruguay?
The first death due to Covid-19 was on April 2. She was one of the 500 people who had attended a wedding, where one of the primary cases was.
By December of that year, the situation worsened and temporary measures such as the telecommuting, Closure of gyms, restaurants from midnight and suspension of parties end of course in educational centers.
Uruguay closed the entrance from abroad and in the first month of 2021 the president announced the purchase of 3.75 million doses of vaccines from pfizar and Sinovac.
On March 1, 2021, the national vaccination campaign began, covering 85% of the population to date and almost nine million vaccines administered.
A is in force fifth booster immunization For ages 50+ and people with chronic conditions.
Three years after the first cases, an average of 250 are detected per week at this point and active patients do not exceed 500. Deaths from Covid-19 are rare, but the price in lives has been high.
Source: Ambito
