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yesterday the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) issued a statement through his social networks, in which he spoke about the changes in the behavior of the Covid-19, registered in the last days. Given this fact, the highest house of studies in the country invited the student community, as well as administrative staff, to continue with the protection measures to avoid infections in the return to the classrooms for the new school cycle.
In said document the UNAM points out that these changes in the behavior of the coronaviruss is perceived in the number of cases and positivity of the diagnostic tests, which makes it clear that the SARS CoV-2 virus it continues at the community level in a large part of the country, highlighting hospitalizations, variants and deaths as major variables.
And even though in that statement the university highlights that the situation is relatively calm, it asked the student community and administrative staff not to apply prevention and protection measures in order to avoid a contagion of Covid-19 in the return to the classroom, as well as other seasonal illnesses, such as influenza or pneumonia.
For this, he requested the use of face mask when being with several people for a period of more than 30 minutes and using it at all times during coexistence. He also pointed out that in the presence of symptoms of coronavirus or another respiratory disease, such as headache, cold, cough, fever and sore throat, they should choose to isolate themselves in order to avoid contagion among other students.
Will there be another wave of Covid-19 infections in Mexico in 2023?
On this question, the UNAM did not confirm the development of a future wave of infections of Covid-19 for what remains of 2023 in Mexico. However, he did ask students to take preventive measures, such as the use of face mask.
Fearing a new wave of infections in the country in the following months, Hugo López-Gatell, Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, explained today at the morning conference at the National Palace that the federal government will not join the call of the highest house of studies, so will not ask the public to use again face mask.
Although in the morning today President Andrés Manuel López Obrador López Gatell stated that there is an increase in the number of infections by SARS CoV-2also emphasized that there is no alert situation that warrants the use of face masks, in addition to calling for the situation not to be maximized.
He clarified that using the face mask in this season it is not a bad thing, but he also pointed out that this does not require a massive use of this product, highlighting that there are factors that must be taken into account such as the following winter season, people’s tolerance and the fatigue or tiredness that the use of the mask for prolonged times can cause them.
What he did ask is that if a person is infected with Covid-19 or by a virus of other respiratory diseases, if it is chosen to use it to prevent the spread of the pathogen, including of course the SARS CoV-2.
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