The health authority explained that the symptoms in people who are infected with the new Omicron variant “are not necessarily the same as we already knew with the others.”
To the usual signs of fever, mild cough, sneezing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion and runny nose, “gastrointestinal symptoms, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea” are added, which “may be indicating that it could move towards a more serious picture,” he warned.
Hence, he urged to consult a doctor early and perform an antigen test or PCR, reported local media and the ANSA news agency.
“It is important that they remain in isolation until the test result is obtained,” he reinforced.
Given the progress of the infections, the authorities referred to the criticism made by the Medical Association due to the opening of the border crossings.
“The open borders, which are minimal, are governed by the strict plan of protected borders for our country, which is carried out by the health authority at all these authorized border crossings. Chile has the strictest border policy in the world. “Valenzuela defended.
He added that in “Los Libertadores -the main crossing with Argentina- the testing at the point of entry is carried out by means of techniques in different contexts, with a system that works 24 hours a day.”
“100% of light vehicles, that is, tourist cars, are tested using the PCR technique,” he said.
Since the start of the pandemic almost two years ago, 1,849,465 people have become ill, of which 32,483 are in the active stage.
The national positivity reached 6.90% today as a result of 95,967 exams, PCR and antigen tests, while in the Metropolitan region the positivity is 7.39%, and not a single region is below 2%.
The variation of new confirmed cases at the national level is 154% and 158% compared to seven and 14 days, respectively.
According to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours, 41 deaths were registered, for a total of 39,331 and 1.84 million cases.
To date, 444 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 366 are supported by mechanical ventilation.
Source From: Ambito
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