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"No cases of the Indian variant B.1 have been detected to date to my knowledge."
With these words Fernando Simón has denied, in his appearance this Monday, the current presence in Spain of the Indian variant of the coronavirus. "The information does not indicate that we have to worry about it", he pointed out, before recalling that "the variant that occupies the most in Spain now is the British one", which is already responsible for practically all infections, 94% , In our country. Of the Brazilian and South African variants, "a small number of cases" have so far been recorded.
According to the director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergency, "it cannot be ruled out that a case may come" of the Indian variant, but it reduces its danger at the present time.
"So far it is not a variant of concern, it is a variant of interest," he explained in reference to the usual cataloging of surveillance services.
Regarding the actual transmission data in India, Fernando Simón has indicated that "the incidence is likely to be clearly higher" than what the country's health services are detecting, although he has considered that "most of the infected population has odds of making trips very low. "
The epidemiologist recalled that the country that has detected the most cases of the Indian variant is the United Kingdom, where
, as he said, no greater transmissibility or greater risk associated with the variant
has
been observed, he
pointed out.
"The data does not indicate that they are occupying a greater space outside the Indian subcontinent or having a greater severity," he said.
"Spain does not have direct flights from India, therefore, it cannot prohibit flights from India," he reflected, although he admitted that they could arrive through indirect flights.
"They could come from India, but the truth is that the probability is small," he valued.
"If these types of measures have to be applied, they are not so much associated with the new variant as with the very high incidence."
The words of the director of the CCAES come hours after
the Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, sent a letter to the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias
, on
Monday
, in which he conveyed his "concern" about the new Indian variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, and asks you to "act quickly in this situation, as other countries have already done."
In Ruiz Escudero's opinion, "the relevance of this situation forces us to ask the Government of Spain for the need to adopt urgent decisions. Specifically, to establish restrictions for travelers from India. At the same time, we reiterate that it is vital to carry out effective controls at the Madrid - Barajas Adolfo Suárez airport ".
The incidence of coronavirus stabilizes at 235
The epidemiological situation remains stable in Spain, although with a slightly upward trend.
This is reflected in the data offered this Monday by the Ministry of Health, which places
the accumulated incidence at 235.59 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, slightly higher than that of Friday (235.51)
.
This stability contrasts with last weekend, when the accumulated incidence climbed more than 17 between Friday and Monday.
By communities, the trend of last week is also maintained.
The Basque Country, with an incidence of 527.18 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Melilla (437.55), Madrid (393.97) and Navarra (368.27), continue to be the most affected regions.
Even so, four more territories are within the maximum risk threshold (250), they are: Catalonia (295.52), Ceuta (277.90), Aragón (266.06) and La Rioja (271.95).
On the opposite side, the regions with the least risk of spreading the virus continue to be the Valencian Community (41.94), the Balearic Islands (56.59), Murcia (70.54) and Galicia (98.86).
According to the data released this Monday, the cumulative incidence over seven days stands at 114.55 / 100,000 inhabitants.
It rises slightly because on Friday it was at 112.58.
Health has reported
19,852 new infections since Friday.
Of them, 2,160 correspond to the previous day (3,431 less than on Friday).
In total, Spain has already diagnosed 3,488,469 cases of coronavirus since the start of the health crisis.
Since Friday, there have been 147 new deaths, 241 in the last seven days.
In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, 77,738 deaths have been reported in Spain.
Hospital occupancy due to coronavirus stands at 8.26% of available beds, slightly increasing compared to Friday (7.93%).
2,356 people remain admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICU), occupying 23.35% of beds.
Thus, sick people in serious condition increase by 59 compared to Friday's data.
The regions with the highest occupancy of ICUs and, therefore, those of greatest concern, are Madrid (45.31%), Ceuta (41.18%), Basque Country (39.51%), Catalonia (38.35 %), La Rioja (37.74%).
It must be remembered that ICUs, in addition to patients admitted for coronavirus, have to provide care for those affected by other pathologies or interventions.
The autonomous regions with the lowest occupancy of ICU beds due to coronavirus are Murcia (3.70%), Galicia (5.42%), Extremadura (7.18%), the Balearic Islands (6.52%) and the Valencian Community (6.89%) ).
Of the total of 10,380 patients admitted to Spanish hospitals for coronavirus, 2,886 are in Madrid, 2,082 in Catalonia and 1,531 in Andalusia.
As for Europe, the countries that continue to lead in infections are Turkey (40,596 new cases), France (24,465) and Italy (13,158).
Turkey also leads the list for the number of new deaths (339), followed by Russia (332), Ukraine (231) and Italy (217).
The cumulative incidence ranking is headed, once again, by
Turkey, which is close to 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (967.2)
.
They are followed by Sweden (791.2), France (655.6) and the Netherlands (640.4).
The countries with the lowest risk, with an incidence of less than 100, are Portugal (52.5), the United Kingdom (52.7) and Russia (83.9).
Simon supports "optimism" about the summer
"These data invite us to think that the evolution of the epidemic will not lead us to situations like the first waves," said Fernando Simón, director of the CCAES, after presenting the day's data, which would reflect a stabilization of the fourth wave.
The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies has warned, however, of the "variability" of the current situation in the different autonomous communities.
"Some differences are very important, but the way in which the curve evolves is less different", he has advanced on the evolution he anticipates between now and summer.
"The vaccination process is homogenizing the territories," he
pointed out.
"I believe that the differences, in a few months, for the summer, will be small," he insisted.
It has also warned of the high pressure on the ICUs, which will not reach their peak occupancy of this latest increase until "early next week, or the middle of next week," as estimated.
"Evolution shows us many signs of hope, but it is also true that we must be very cautious, because we still have incidents above what would be desirable," summarized Fernando Simón.
Regarding vaccines, Simón has stated that
"AstraZeneca is not complying with the deliveries to which it had committed"
, although he has clarified that the rest of the companies are supplying "more" than those committed.
"I do not know if it will be enough to compensate," he said about the possibility of meeting current immunization goals.
"I hope so," he confided.
On the second dose of Astrazeneca for those who received the first, Simón has reported that "no decision has been made", although he considers that there is no urgency.
"We can wait," he declared, and referred to the Vaccine Report as the body responsible for the resolution.
"We are on the appropriate line of coverage that we expected to have for June or July," estimated the epidemiologist.
Even so, he has warned that "we cannot stop applying the measures ahead of time."
Fernando Simón considers that "we can trust the population" and recognizes their "optimism" with a view to the summer.
"We already have a light at the end of the tunnel," he assured.
"With the current vaccination rate, we can maintain the goal of having 70% of the population vaccinated in summer," said Fernando Simón. It has also referred to the "multiple options on the table" to succeed the state of alarm, which subsides in a few weeks. "It is not necessary to have an excessive fixation with which if it is a decree of alarm it will be ready or not. I believe that it is necessary to give time to the time".
"I believe that we are not going to have significant increases," Simón replied after being asked by the press if the Ministry of Tourism is not sending an overly optimistic message about the evolution of the pandemic.
"I perfectly understand the interest of our Minister of Tourism in encouraging tourism and reactivating the economy," the epidemiologist started, adding: "I don't think she is raising it for next week, or the next; I understand that the minister , looking to the future, June, July, harbor optimism ", has advanced.
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