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| City Council, Public Health and Neighbors make up the Covid Social Interaction Network, created to share all information about the disease and thus be able to stop the incidence of the pandemic | The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has requested this morning to the president of the Autonomous Community, Fernando López Miras, that once the legal formula to implement the curfew is determined, it is studied to put it in the municipality of Cartagena, in the areas most affected by the spread of the coronavirus."We believe that the curfew will be an effective weapon to stop the growth of the contagion curve and this is what I have conveyed to the president during the meeting we have held this morning," said the mayor.Castejón has expressed his concern about the deterioration of the situation in Cartagena.

“It is clear that the number of infections is growing steadily and it is something we must stop as soon as possible.

We have asked for responsibility, we have increased controls and sanctions, but the situation continues to worsen and we can already speak of community contagion, which is very negative, ”he said.The mayor has expressed her concern about the economic situation that this health crisis is causing and that, if it continues to worsen, it will be even greater.

“But if the curve continues to grow, the measures to contain it will be much more drastic.

It is better to be forceful at this moment, slow down the curve and, if possible, flatten it, to be able to face Christmas with an improvement in the general situation.

In March we were forceful and we faced the summer with some freedom.

If we now manage to do something similar, I think that would also be important for commerce and the hospitality industry for Christmas, ”explained Ana Belén Castejón.Information to stop COVIDMunicipal and Public Health officials have held this Friday, October 23, a meeting for the coordination and social monitoring of the pandemic that has concluded with the creation of the Covid Social Interaction Network, in which residents are also represented, and whose objective is share and manage all the information about the disease to be able to stop its effects.The meeting was attended by the Deputy Mayor and head of the Social Welfare area, Noelia Arroyo; the general director of Public Health and Addictions, José Carlos Vicente; the managing director of the Murcian Health Service, Asensio López; the member of Health of the Federation of Neighborhood Associations, Julián Víctor del Pozo, as well as those responsible for Health Area II and the Department of Social Services.For Noelia Arroyo, given the worrying increase in cases in the municipality, this Network will be essential to "reach the most vulnerable, people at risk of social exclusion, other cultures and the elderly, as experience has shown.

developed in Barrio Peral, very positive and effective in monitoring compliance with quarantines ”.Hence the importance of counting on neighbors to contain the community transmission of the disease, "one of the things that we have improved with this Network is to make them participate," said the SMS manager.As reported by Asensio López, “to date, in the Hospital de Santa Lucía there are 20 people in the ICU and more than 33 hospitalized for this disease, a figure that is increasing day by day and, although this is a situation of absolute abnormality, at the moment we are prepared to meet the health demand, but prevention measures must be increased ”.For his part, the Director General of Public Health influenced the negative evolution of the pandemic in the Region, while launching an appeal to the public to intensify efforts, especially in the face of the next festive dates, “there is no no safe space against COVID, therefore, maintaining security measures in the private and family sphere is very important ”.The FAVCAC member of Health has been satisfied with the inclusion of neighborhood entities in this network since their work will allow detecting the outbreaks in the neighborhoods as soon as possible, “we hope that this is not something specific, but that this collaboration will be establish it as usual from now on ”.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena