the return to national green traffic light It does not mean that the coronavirus was eradicated
With the implementation of the green epidemiological risk traffic light for the entire country starting this Monday, March 21. The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) called on the population to continue with the sanitary measures that have been implemented in the last two years due to the pandemic by COVID-19: healthy distance, use of face masks, frequent hand hygiene, do not greet with a kiss, hand or hug, maintain ventilation in closed places.
Social Security reminds you that it is important to maintain protection
Social Security reminds you that it is important to keep protection and care of the elderly. As well as carry out voluntary social isolation, follow the recommendations of healthy distance. And prevention measures if older adults are visited.
He stressed that it is essential to continue with the health protection mechanisms due to the continued presence of COVID-19. Therefore, in case of relax measures there is a risk of reactivating infections, since there are still cases, although few, but they do exist.
The IMSS stressed that the return to the national green traffic light does not imply that the COVID-19 disease was eradicated, that is unlikely to happen. Since the history of pandemics has taught that they arrive to stay for long periods, although with a lower degree of contagion.
Social Security recommends having an adequate state of health
Given the new epidemiological context and to prevent COVID-19 infections or other infectious diseases. Social Security recommends having an adequate health condition that will reduce the severity of complications in people who become infected.
He added that it is important to have a Healthy diet, perform frequent physical activity, be at your recommended weight for your age, size and sex. If you live with a chronic-degenerative condition, you should keep control of the disease. That is, at levels that the family doctor indicates to avoid a disease imbalance.
He stressed that in the case of people with obesity Sensitization is recommended so that they participate consciously and gradually in improve your lifestyle and diet, which should include foods from the three groups in a balanced way: fats, carbohydrates and proteins. In addition, plain water should be drunk, at least eight glasses a day.
The Institute reminded beneficiaries of the importance of going to their Family Medicine Unit
Social Security noted that the food proportion appropriate should be sufficient to cover all nutrients that each individual requires. It must also be varied and innocuous, clean and without risk to health.
The practice of physical activity must be carried out at least five days a week for more than 30 minutes. As well as working to improve the mental health and sleep seven to eight hours a day. This helps everyone to have a better degree of health and deal with diseases.
The Institute reminded the beneficiaries the importance of going to your Family Medicine Unit (FMU). for a Check PreventIMSS and enroll in NutriIMSS and educational strategies; there is one for each age group and gender.
Prevention actions are here to stay
On the other hand, he recalled the importance of identify symptoms of COVID-19: Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, or shortness of breath. As well as fatigue, muscle, body or headache pain. Recent loss of smell or taste, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea, and if present, people can go to the UMF and IMSS hospitals to receive care.
Social Security reported that symptoms reported by people with coronavirus they vary, from those who are mild to those who become seriously ill. These may appear from two to 14 days after exposure to the virus and anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
In addition, having the vaccine against COVID-19 and your booster is no guarantee that you won’t get this disease, since the risk of contagion continues. For this reason, prevention actions are here to stay and it is necessary to be attentive to the official communications of the sanitary Authority in order to know the status of the pandemic and the additional measures that should be taken.
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