The rapid reaction of Pablo Iglesias , anticipating early in the morning yesterday the government's refusal to allow Madrid to go to Phase 1 of the de-escalation, has shown that the opacity of the Executive - both in the composition of the group of experts As in the definition of the objective criteria to be evaluated - it is nothing more than a trick to pass off scientific decisions that have a political background . Iglesias could not know if the Community of Madrid's request met the requirements or not, because when he advanced the decision the group of experts had not yet issued any resolution.

The only thing that can be deduced is that the Government had decided beforehand that Madrid begin de-escalation later than other autonomies, and thus take advantage of the internal crisis opened in the autonomous government due to the resignation of the Director-General of Public Health to wear down Díaz Ayuso. . Something to which his vice president Ignacio Aguado should not also lend himself, who has staged throughout the week a fundamental discrepancy on the decision to request or not to pass to Phase 1, prioritizing economic urgency. The coincidence with Arrimadas' support for the extension of the state of alarm fuels conspiracies that would be meaningless.

The victim in this political battle has been Yolanda Fuentes , who presented her resignation on Thursday afternoon. But accustomed to Fernando Simón , capable of defending one thing and the opposite for, relegating scientific criteria, adjusting to the script that marks him from Moncloa, Fuentes's resignation represents an example of personal dignity and public responsibility. Specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Fuentes has demonstrated his management skills in hospitals such as La Paz and Carlos III in Madrid. Also, his deep-rooted professional ethics resigning for the second time from the same position -the previous one was in 2017-, and avoid being carried away by criteria that are not strictly medical. It must be remembered that when Simón compared the coronavirus with the flu and joked about the severity of the pandemic on account of the manifestation of 8-M, Fuentes had already taken preventive measures . On March 6, it signed the resolution to close the senior centers and three days later announced the suspension of classes at all educational levels. Then, his determination received the support of the president of the Community of Madrid, something that has not happened this time. Díaz Ayuso, whose effective management of the crisis has managed to reduce the incidence of death and contagion throughout the region, ignored Thursday, however, the prudential advice not only of Fuentes, but of the Minister of Health, Ruiz Escudero , who asked Both Ayuso and Aguado wait one more week to start the de-escalation.

It is true that all Madrid hospitals have enormous healthcare capacity and are in a position to guarantee the required number of ICU beds, but it cannot be ignored that Madrid continues to be the main focus of the pandemic with almost 64,000 cases and 8,552 deaths. With Sánchez's intention to wear down Ayuso being indisputable, although this would harm all Madrid residents, it seems that in this case, sanitary prudence should be imposed.

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