Peruvian Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SOPEMI) confirmed this Monday that its president, doctor Jesus Valverde Huamán, tested positive for coronavirus.
She was the vice president of the union, Rosa López Martínez, who informed RPP news that the intensive care physician is stable and serves a quarantine.
“Fortunately, he is stable and calm. His family, which is also infected, has to take care of itself. The whole situation is quite difficult, very difficult, which all doctors in critical areas face,” he said.
Jesus Valverde was one of the first health workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
“Emotion is overwhelming, but so is happiness There are a lot of emotions in this regard, not only mine, but also from the staff who were on duty. (…) The family has suffered for a long time and today there is a smile on their face “, he commented on February 9th.
The intensive care physician stressed that the inoculation will allow union power work more calmly on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic, although he considered that you could not guard against this deadly disease.
About Pilar Mazzetti
At another point in the interview, the SOPEMI representative spoke about the situation of the former Minister of Health Pilar Mazzetti, after it was learned that he had received the vaccine from the Chinese laboratory Sinopharm.
“It is too hard a blow for us, who have worked faithfully with a lot of loyalty and dedication. It is a situation that is clearly seen as an abuse of authority and power. It is a demonstration to say that only if you have power can you save yourself in this country“he pretended.
Lopez Martinez He regretted that this situation appears especially considering that “in some places we have groups of intensivists who have not yet been immunized.”
As for the staff he represents, he indicated that he is not looking for “applause”, “we just want adequate working conditions, safety and consideration to be protected to continue the fight”.