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The mayor of Lorca has detailed “they have informed us that they had put on the table the possibility that today the urban area of ??the municipality was disconfined due to the good data we were obtaining but it has been truncated by this outbreak that has arisen in the Hospital Virgen del Alcázar "The Mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, and the Councilor for Health, José Ángel Ponce, have reported the decision of the Ministry of Health of the Region of Murcia to extend one more week the confinement in Phase 1 made more flexible in the urban area of Lorca.Mateos explained that "in the meeting held this morning in the Ministry of Health we have expressed the decision to extend one more week the confinement in Phase 1 made more flexible in the urban area of ??Lorca"."They have shown us that the confinement is having an effect because in this third week we had gone from 1,100 active cases to 790 and a decrease in the daily average of positives by Covid that during the first week of confinement amounted to 75/80 cases a day to place us during this last week around 45/50 positive cases daily ”.The Mayor has detailed that “from the Ministry they have informed us that they had put on the table the possibility that today the urban area of ??the municipality would be disconfined due to the good data we were obtaining but it has been truncated by this outbreak that it has arisen in the Virgen del Alcázar Hospital to which today we estimate the number of affected people at 63, between patients and workers, according to the latest data update communicated by the center ”.“A possible increase in the number of cases is being considered, due to the network of working personnel of the center as well as the caregivers, relatives and visitors of those patients who have tested positive for Covid, which is why the Ministry of Health has decided to extend one more week this Phase 1 made more flexible the confinement of the urban center of our municipality ”.Mateos Molina has specified that “the Ministry has promised that in the next few days it will proceed to study and monitor the situation regarding this outbreak and it is expected that this Thursday an evaluation of the epidemiological situation of both the Hospital outbreak will be carried out.
as well as the rest of the city in order to make a decision with more amount of data for the meeting next Monday ”."We hope that this case that occurred at the Virgen del Alcázar Hospital can be limited as soon as possible and by the end of this week, if the level of daily infections remains the same as last week, it could lead to a lifting of the restrictions" .The mayor of Lorca has shown that “in addition, from the City Council of Lorca we have informed them of the normality of the process of 'return to school' in person in the district schools that began their classes today, especially in those centers located in the districts closest to the urban area since an important part of all these students live in the city ”."We will continue to implement all the necessary municipal measures and resources: we maintain the tracking team with 30 trackers, the effort of the Local Police to comply with health regulations, also the Covid Point and conducting massive tests."Diego José Mateos has launched a message of solidarity "towards all the sick, patients and workers of the Virgen del Alcázar Hospital", he wished "a speedy recovery in a situation as complicated as this one" and he wanted to "thank everyone for the effort they are making.
and each of the people involved in this fight: health personnel, public workers and, above all, the population of our city as they are suffering first-hand the consequences of this confinement.
As well as those sectors most affected such as commerce and hospitality, as they are suffering from the disease and the social and economic consequences of it.
We are living very difficult weeks, and we still have to continue making an effort, at least one more week ”.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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