Carlos Mellado recognizes that it will be difficult to vacate 70% of the population for foreigners

Salud’s secretary, Carlos Mellado, reconciles this month that will be “mathematically difficult” to vacate the COVID-19 at 70% of the population for verona, number recommended by the scientists to log the lame child and the governor will live launch between July and August of this year.

“With 41,450 (dose) it is difficult to read this meta”, afirmó the functionary in reference to the number of first doses that is usually llega to the island. Of this total, there are currently 11,000 already receiving the Walgreens pharmacy chain directly for the inoculation of employees and residents of 1,146 extended care centers of major adults forming part of Phase 1 evacuation.

“I will not be adventurous to give you a fecha (projected for the reunion) because we are in the hope that we will increase the number of vacancies that are in Puerto Rico”, said, adding a possibility to log the meta, if necessary considerably the amount of vacancies that Puerto Rico receives. “From 80,000 to 100,000 weekly vacancies will be a reasonable number to advance”, estimated.

In December, the general assistant of the National Guard of Puerto Rico, the general José Juan Reyes, estimates 70% should be launched “at some point in July and August”.

Indeed, Mellado indicated at a press conference that the federal governor hopes to increase the number of vacancies he receives from the states and territories. At the end of the day, the island received 352,050 doses of vacancies, of which 321,965 were distributed. At the moment, there are no clear numbers of their correspondents to the second dose of Pfizer’s vaccine as well as Modern. Agreed with the Centers for Control and Prevention of Injuries (CDC, in English), in the country he administered 209 356, but Mellado ensured that the providers and he administered over 300,000 vacancies.

Last week, Mellado stated that President Joe Biden had sent a map to the governor of Puerto Rico announcing that the availability of vacancies would be increased, as Salud hopes to close in February, although there is no absolute fault.

“If only quizzes commencing the month of February (haya un aumento), pero eso no lo sabemos”, subrayo.

Currently in Puerto Rico, phases 1-A and 1-B of vacancies are being implemented, which include health professionals and staff in the health industry, employees and residents of prolonged care centers for adult adults, adult adults of 65 years or more who do not reside in centers, first line workers and first responders.

A piece of information Financial Times ubicao last week in Puerto Rico in the sixth position between the jurisdictions of the world that the mayor censorship of vacancies against the COVID-19.

Evacuation efforts are being carried out while continuously registering deaths and deaths due to the virus. For example, Salud reported high fifty deaths and 534 positive cases confirmed by COVID-19, while the number of hospitalized patients was reduced to 312. The agency specified that the number of accidents occurred between 19 and 24 January.