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The general director of Public Health of the WHO,

María Neira

, has revealed that the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain has been the subject of analysis by the World Health Organization "for weeks" and despite this they still cannot determine what is failing to make the disease incidence data the worst in Europe.

Neira, in any case, has emphasized the need to establish an "almost military, single command" strategy, with "criteria that give credibility" and "clear communication" so that citizens can adopt the appropriate measures "with confidence" .

This was stated at an informative breakfast organized this Friday by Nueva Economía Fórum.

The WHO leader claims not to find at the moment the

Achilles heels

that make Spain the European country most affected by Covid-19, given that it has "restrictive measures" in place - for example, the mandatory use of masks in all open and closed spaces- and social behavior, both in the family sphere and among young people, is the same as in other neighboring countries that, however, offer more favorable rates.

Despite this, María Neira has insisted that it is necessary to emphasize "awareness" to avoid relaxation in hygiene and distancing measures;

reinforce primary health care and review detection, tracking, isolation and quarantine plans to detect weaknesses and correct them.

WHO demands "an intelligent mind"

Neira has lamented the image that Spain is giving abroad due to the virulence of the pandemic and, although she has assured that it is not her competence to pronounce on the recurring discrepancies between the Spanish authorities, mainly between the central government and that of the Community of Madrid, when it comes to standing up to the virus, has wanted to show that it is not enough to have a good epidemiological system if "behind there is no intelligent mind" to "interpret the data, make decisions, correct whatever necessary and draw up a good, well-designed global strategy. "

"The interventions", he added, "have a social and economic cost and that is why we must be clear about their effectiveness and impact."

"The strategy," he added, "must be almost military, single-command."

Neira has also stressed the necessary "discipline" that citizens must show, an attitude that requires "measures based on criteria that give credibility and clearly communicated."

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