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"It was something that could be expected when the confinement measures ended, because this disease takes advantage of any opportunity to transmit itself," the WHO executive director for Health Emergencies, Mike Ryan, stressed at a press conference.
Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out today that isolated outbreaks in countries like Spain once the confinements were lifted were to be expected, but they stressed that health systems and the population must redouble their vigilance and efforts to prevent their severity from increasing.
"It was something that could be expected when the confinement measures ended, because this disease takes advantage of any opportunity to transmit itself," the WHO executive director for Health Emergencies, Mike Ryan, stressed at a press conference. "In many cases these may be specific cases, relatively easy to isolate, but there is concern that they could evolve into larger outbreaks of contagion, capable of rapidly resurgence," added the Irish expert.
Ryan stressed that in these outbreaks, health authorities must take advantage of the tools built during the peak moments of the pandemic, both in diagnosing and tracking cases and quarantining patients. He also asked citizens to collaborate in preventing new outbreaks by maintaining hygiene and physical distancing measures, and wearing a mask in cases where it is advisable.
"Everyone has to be part of the response and must play a role, for example by staying home if they do not feel well," added the head of the WHO's Department of Emerging Diseases, Maria Van Kerkhove. Ryan acknowledged that it is difficult to "avoid second peaks" of the disease, but that collaboration between citizens and authorities to contain these outbreaks can help avoid "a return to total confinements that no one wants."
