The anti-Covid protocol of the nursing homes of the Community of Madrid is modified as of this Thursday after registering eight outbreaks that have left more than 200 infections both from inmates and workers.

Among the new instructions sent to the addresses of these centers is to avoid, as far as possible, that relatives who are not immunized from accessing them.

"Although minors can participate in the visits, as a general rule it is recommended that people who do not have the complete vaccination schedule do not attend," they point out in the Government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso.

In all cases, the mandatory use of the mask must be made and the safety distances must be respected.

The other noteworthy novelty that includes the update of the regulations for the prevention of coronavirus cases is the convenience that users and employees who return from vacation provide the result of a negative test carried out 72 hours before their incorporation.

The option is given whether it is a PCR or an antigen test.

In the Community of Madrid they have not specified the origin of the eight active outbreaks in residences in the region, which keep visits temporarily suspended.

However, from the measures included in the modified action protocol, it is inferred that the infections could be occurring by relatives who come to see their elders or after summer outings.

The elderly who live in nursing homes and the workers who care for them were part of the priority group of the immunization process that began at the end of December.

Even so, in the Ministry of Health they remember that the effectiveness of vaccines is not 100% and, according to the latest data provided, 5% of the admissions correspond to people who already had the complete schedule.

The new guide, prepared by the General Directorates of Socio-Health Coordination and Care for the Elderly and the Dependency, maintains the possibility that each resident receives three weekly visits of one hour, each of which two family members can attend.

It is also recommended that these encounters take place outdoors, where you should also keep a safe distance and use a mask.

The centers have to keep a register of the people who access them.

In the event that someone suspends visits, as well as departures and income, due to the health authorities declaring the existence of an outbreak in the facilities, the elderly should be provided with means to communicate daily with their families.

Centers with positives

Until this Tuesday, eight outbreaks had been registered in as many residences.

In total,

166 positives for Covid-19

had been recorded

among inmates and

another 56

among workers, all of them with the full vaccination schedule.

For this reason, visits, entrances and exits in

Getafe Alzheimer

(Getafe),

La Ermita

(Parla),

Isla Taray

(Morata de Tajuña) and in Madrid capital

Sagrada Familia

,

Concesol

,

Nuestra Señora del Pilar

,

Margarita Retuerto are suspended

and

Jasmine

.

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