The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) has proposed this Thursday to recover the use of mandatory masks in Primary Care centers in order to reduce infections of influenza, covid and other respiratory diseases.
In a press release, the semFYC has advocated for stricter protection measures to prevent the transmission of viruses of respiratory infection to people with multiple pathologies and chronic diseases, and has opted to re-establish separation spaces in health centers, dispensing hydroalcoholic gels and ventilation measures for waiting rooms.
In addition, they have asked the health authorities to raise awareness among the population about the proper use of care services and not to go to them if medical attention is not required to avoid saturation of the centers in the face of the new rebound, which puts the incidence (in the week of December 18 to 24) at 908 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Risk of cases rising after Epiphany
Although a rebound in cases of Covid, influenza A and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) has been detected, the semFYC has specified that co-infection is very rare.
However, family doctors have warned, again, of a possible worsening of the situation after the celebration of the Epiphany holiday and with the return to classes, although they have recalled that the current data were predictable and are similar to the period before the pandemic.
In order to collaborate in these preventive measures, the semFYC will distribute a guide to behavior for people with a viral condition, which recommends rest and avoiding social interaction.
It also urges them to go to the family doctor only if they are at-risk population or if the evolution is unfavorable in terms of respiratory capacity and fever.
