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| Saorín, Councilor for Health and Public Health of the City of Cieza insists on the need to control the transmission of the virus | The positive data for covid-19 in Cieza, despite being below the regional average in the accumulated index per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days, are still worrying.

Thus, this Sunday the number of active cases stood at 246, 18 more than on Saturday, with 18 positives and no cured in the last 24 hours.In a press release, the Councilor for Health and Public Health of the City of Cieza has reported the rules issued by the Ministry of Health in case of contracting or having been exposed to a possible coronavirus infection.Saorín recalled that the covid-19 quarantine is a public health measure to control the transmission of viruses, which is indicated so that people who have been exposed to the coronavirus do not have contact with other people during the period in which they can develop and transmit the infection.Likewise, the Councilor for Health and Public Health of the City of Cieza has stressed that quarantine is indicated when a person has had close contact with a person diagnosed with covid-19.On the other hand, Saorín explained that the measures recommended during quarantine, as far as possible, are to remain alone in a room of the house for as long as possible, have their own bathroom and wear a surgical mask whenever you need to leave the room.

In this case, the cohabitants should also wear a surgical mask and also should not leave the home during quarantine.Regarding the duration of the quarantine, Saorín has said that the Ministry of Health recommends 10 days from the last contact with the confirmed case.

The quarantine is 10 days because most people develop symptoms in the first 10 days after being exposed to a case of COVID-19.The councilor has warned that it is important to maintain quarantine because the covid-19 virus can be transmitted from two days before the onset of symptoms.

It can also be transmitted from asymptomatic people and, even if a diagnostic test is performed at the beginning of the quarantine period and it is negative, it is important to maintain the quarantine period until the end, since symptoms of the disease may appear after the result.

of the diagnostic test and throughout the quarantine period.Finally, Saorín has asked the neighbors to follow all the recommendations made by the authorities and health experts both in relation to following the indications in case of quarantine, as well as the usual ones to prevent contagion, such as maintaining the minimum distance of 1 , 5 meters, the use of a mask and frequent hand washing with soap and water or a hydroalcoholic solution, "because it is up to all of us to defeat this pandemic"

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza