The head of the health portfolio warned citizens about the state of the disease, after meeting with President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Faced with the death of a person due to the virus dengue, the Minister of Public Health, Karina Randoand the president of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Poumet to talk about the health situation which, according to the leader, “is very delicate and could be worse.”
“Historically, until now, it has been the worst moment, which does not mean that we cannot be worse in the coming weeks,” warned the leader of the health portfolio after meeting with Luis Lacalle Pou regarding the patient who died yesterday.
Meanwhile, Rando assured that the spread of the virus depends on the behavior of the population and that the Tourism Week It will be a key instance to see how the dengue. In that sense, he asked the population that travels abroad to use repellent all the time and to continue using it when they arrive at the Uruguay.
On the other hand, he reminded citizens that it is necessary to empty the containers with water since it is the medium through which the offspring of the mosquitoes that spread the disease spread.
One death from dengue in Uruguay
Regarding the deceased patient, the minister assured that it was a person with a previous illness, although it is still not clear what the cause of death was.
“The cause of death is not entirely clear, because he had a previous illness, Therefore, for some of the treating doctors, the cause of death, the cardiac arrest that led to death, may be the previous illness. However, for other doctors, from other areas, infectologists, they think that it could also occur due to dengue”, explained
Regarding possible concealments regarding the truth of the deceased person, the minister clarified the situation. “It’s not that we don’t say it, no one is hiding anything, they are simply investigating or trying to see what the most precise situation is,” she added.
Source: Ambito
