BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Minister of Health for the Argentinean city of Buenos Aires, Fernan Quiros, asked the population on Friday to maintain sanitary measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to stop any possible new outbreaks similar to those happening in Europe.
After registering around 1,300 daily cases in the last week of August, the contagion curve in the capital city has been decreasing, with an average in the last seven days of around 500 daily cases, but Quiros said it was important for people not to lower their guard.
The official explained at a press conference that contagion curves fall due to a combination of three factors: public policies for testing and tracking, citizen education and social behavior, and the saturation of the channels where the virus can circulate, that is, a decrease in people who are susceptible to infection.
"What happened in Europe from our perspective is quite clear: during the European summer, they lost the three components that had brought down the first curve," explained the official.
The minister said that to stop contagion, citizens must take care of themselves individually and collectively, while the government must continue to track, test, and isolate those who are diagnosed with the disease.
Argentina, under quarantine from March 20 to Nov. 8 due to the pandemic, has reported 1,143,800 cases and 30,442 deaths from the virus to date. Enditem