Axel Kicillof confirmed that the numbers of the second wave of COVID-19 are alarming, and confirmed that the Manaus strain was detected in Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillof, ratified today that the numbers of cases of the second hello from coronaviryou in Argentina “they are alarming”, And confirmed that it was detected the Manaus strain in the province of Buenos Aires.

“The numbers are alarming, you could see it coming“Kicillof highlighted in radio statements, and detailed:” We have been increasing a couple of weeks ago and the increase (of cases) was explosive. The provincial president stated that “the idea given the large increase in cases” was “to generate a setback in terms of night hours” and limit “the number of people in social gatherings.”

“We must advance in vaccinating people at risk and try to delay infections. We are gathering our experience and that of other countries with respect to the restrictions in schools, but we must gradually measure the cases with vaccination ”, he stressed.

Concern about the increase in cases is on the rise in La Plata. This Monday the Governor will communicate with the head of the Buenos Aires Government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, in order to discuss what coordinated measures can be taken in the AMBA, the sector where, again, most of the cases are concentrated.

Asked about the circulation of the Manaos strain in the province, he replied: “Yes there are. In the City too. The new strains are much more contagious “. They are not the only two places where the strain was detected. This Sunday the government of Formosa reported that a case was registered in the town of Clorinda.

“An increase in cases began to be observed in neighboring countries. They came with a very high increase in cases that had not yet been expressed in Argentina, that is why restriction measures were taken for foreign contacts ”, he explained.

When referring to the handling of the pandemic, the Buenos Aires governor specified that communication with the Buenos Aires government is being done “through the teams of the Cabinet headquarters (of both districts).” The direct line is open between the Buenos Aires Chief of Cabinet, Carlos Bianco, and the Buenos Aires, Felipe Miguel. Both keep the chat alive where they began to approach positions for the meeting that Kicillof and Rodríguez Larreta will have at some point in the week.

“We are evaluating which are the most pertinent measures. It is a mixed situation, a kind of race. While vaccines are arriving, the idea is to protect the population at risk as soon as possible, and prevent the growth of infections, ”he explained.

In this sense, he affirmed that together with the Nation and the City they are “trying to generate coordination for the measures” that will be applied in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA).

“The growth of the virus is in the AMBA. There is a battery of measures, we are talking about them ”, the Buenos Aires governor explained, and expanded: “The concern is everyone’s. (The Buenos Aires head of government Horacio Rodríguez) Larreta expressed it to me and to the President (Alberto Fernández). Nobody can not be seeing what happens ”.

Regarding the possibility of going back with the presence in schools, he indicated: “We are having COVID cases in schools so we have to be very vigilant. Strong measures are being taken around the world and vaccination is advancing”.

“This (the contagions) begins in the City and then ends up affecting the Conurbano and the entire country. It is an epidemiological and not a political fact, it is where (the virus) enters and how it develops ”, he added.

On the other hand, when referring to PASO 2021, Kicillof indicated: “We are in a situation where an electoral campaign cannot be carried out normally.” “The novelty is not the cost of the PASO, but the health situation. You can talk about the articulation between one thing and the other. The pandemic does not suit anyone ”, he concluded.