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Know the origin of the dozens of infections of coronavirus without nexus or import link, among them those of Torrejón and that of a healthcare professional in the Basque Country. That is the objective that the health authorities of Spain are pursuing right now, where the numbers of infected people exceed 115.

This was stated by Fernando Simón , director of the Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health, which has appeared before the media.

According to the specialist, despite the fact that since yesterday the registered cases of coronavirus in Spain "have grown substantially", for now the available evidence indicates that it is not necessary to change the scenario and the country remains in containment. "At the moment the suspension of social events is not recommended ."

In any case, the specialist pointed out that in the areas where it has not yet been possible to identify the origin of several cases, such as Torrejón de Ardoz or a municipality in the Basque Country, "it is possible that the change of scenario may arise " and increase the measures for the control of the diffusion of the pathogen.

"The areas where there could be community transmission are obviously those where it has not been possible to identify the origin of the cases , as specific areas of the Community of Madrid and the Basque Country. If we move on to another scenario, restrictions, for example, would be implemented related to groupings of people. But all this must be valued very carefully and done at the right time, "added Simon.

In these areas, in addition, epidemiological surveillance has increased . The objective of increasing sensitivity, Simón explained, "is to assess whether we have transmissibility controlled. For that there are systems that can allow us to have a general idea of ​​what is happening. We want to assess whether or not an uncontrolled transmission is escaping us. problem is that it brings important resources to the health system and must be studied rigorously. " In that sense, Simon has advanced that responsible for the different Autonomous Communities have met this morning and will do so again this afternoon to make decisions. "Until this afternoon we will not be able to close the concrete measures . They are all options that have an impact, so we have to establish well-valued criteria to apply the most logical ones."

One of the focuses that most concern experts is an evangelical religious group located in the Madrid town of Torrejón, where several cases have been identified and an attempt is made to establish a relationship with others infected in other Autonomous Communities.

Simón also stressed that measures aimed at ensuring the availability of health professionals to the epidemic are being analyzed. "We know that there are already communities in which instructions have been given to make health personnel available and try to avoid risk situations," said Simon. "The goal is to ensure that healthcare professionals are available to do containment work in hospitals," he added.

Regarding the situation in Italy, which already has 1,557 cases and has become one of the main sources of pathogen expansion (mainly in the Lombardy region), the director of the Alert Center suggested that different contacts are being made to ensure that containment measures for the outbreak are respected.

The escalation of cases in the EU has led to the region being considered as a high risk of contagion. On the morning of this Monday there are 38 deaths and more than 2,100 infections in 18 countries, of the 27. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has announced that the level of risk is has raised from moderate to high for the inhabitants of the European Union, "because the virus continues to spread," said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen to the press.

Italy has a different situation from the rest, as a country that concentrates most of the cases and at the same time is the origin of the rest. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. "It is not the same in all countries. We are coordinated among all countries, to implement measures, because they cannot be the same in each one. We adjust day by day to the new circumstances that are changing. At this moment, Italy is trying to contain cases through early detection, early treatment and tracing contacts between cases. "

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