Given the highly contagious nature of the new British strain of the Covid-19 virus, which has already been discovered in a traveler in the country, neurosurgeon José Joaquín Puello recommends the use of a double mask for protection.
The specialist said that while the new species is known to be no more aggressive, it is known to spread much faster, so physical distance and the use of double masks are means of protection.
He assured that many doctors in the country are already using the double mask, so it is important for the population to start adopting it regardless of type.
Yesterday, the country’s health cabinet reported that a Dominican passenger from the United Kingdom has discovered the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 disease.
“Given the possibility of a new variant, it is recommended to use the double mask, everyone should use it, that’s a good decision,” said the specialist, noting that it would be time to lock.
He said doctors used it even in hospitals in the operating room, but now also outside.
Health Cabinet
In a press release, the Health Cabinet indicates that the control protocols at airports with international services made it possible to trace and isolate the woman in time at the end of December.
“All passengers arriving on that flight from London who took Dominicans and English who were in the country on tourism last December, since getting off the plane, were immediately isolated and quarantined,” the statement said. .
The document states that when they were tested to determine if they were carriers of the virus, the result was positive in the case of this Dominican woman from the southern region.
When the quarantine period was over, the passengers who tested negative were dispatched. In the case of this lady, quarantine was maintained until the PCR test was negative.
“After his family reintegration, the teams of the Directorate-General for Epidemiology succeeded him and all his relatives and relatives in his residential community were tested with negative results. This monitoring of their contacts has not detected any cases or people with symptoms compatible with Covid-19, ”the note said.
The health authorities indicate that the results of the passenger’s positive test were sent to the Center for Disease Control of the United States (in Atlanta) and analyzed and it was determined that when the presence of the virus was detected, this carrier of the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the UK.