Contact Águilas Tourist Office on +34 968 493 285
Send an Email
Click HereThe latest figures regarding Covid-19 which were published by the Murcia health service and the regional government on Tuesday evening provide a mixture of good and bad news, with fewer deaths and patients in intensive care than the day before but a rise in the number of newly confirmed cases.
The 67 new diagnoses took the total of cases in the region above 1,000 at 1,041, and while the figure was considerably higher than the 35 positive tests on Monday this is doubtless related to the fact that far more tests were carried out: 616 as opposed to only around 250 the day before. At the same time, it continues to be the case that relatively few tests are being carried out in Murcia and that for this reason the actual number of people infected is without any doubt a lot higher than the total reported.
Around 12,000 people are being monitored by telephone while confined to their homes in isolation and most of them have not yet been tested.
While the number of cases rose on Tuesday, the increase in the number of associated fatalities was a small one, rising from 34 to 37. At the same time the number of people admitted to hospital for treatment of Covid-19 symptoms rose by 21 to 304, although with 57 of them in intensive care units this last figure actually fell by 2 during the day.
Most encouraging, though, is the latest information regarding the number of patients who have recovered, with the total doubling from 20 to 43 on Tuesday. In Murcia the first recorded case of the coronavirus came later than in any other of Spain’s 17 regions and it is only now that significant numbers of people are being given the all-clear, perhaps signalling the beginning of a new phase in the development of the emergency situation in the Region.
Buenas noticias desde la U42!!! Alta de un paciente #Covid_19 !!!👏👏@Murciasalud @AytoCTcomunica @AytoMazarron @fuentealamo @sedes_jose #JuntosSaldremosAdelante #MeQuedoEnCasa
— @Area2Cartagena (@Area2Cartagena) March 30, 2020
💪🏻 A seguir trabajando pic.twitter.com/meROO8mpxk
But caution remains the watchword, a point reiterated yet again on Tuesday by Manuel Villegas, the minister for Health in the Murcia government. Sr Villegas continues to reinforce the point that while a peak may be reached in some parts of Spain during this week that is not expected to happen in Murcia until next week, and that on no account do the positive aspects of one day’s figures make it feasible for people to suppose that the end of the episode is being reached.
Above all, it is vital that the lockdown be respected totally in order to ensure that it is as effective as possible and that the emergency comes to an end as soon as possible.
In addition, it has to be borne in mind that the resources of the health service continue to be stretched to their limits and beyond, with at least 225 health professionals having tested positive and reducing the number of medical staff available. Among these 140 are staff employed by the SMS and the remainder are employed at private hospitals, homes for the sick and elderly and other such establishments, and a different breakdown shows that the patients include 56 nurses and 34 practising doctors.
Remember: LOCKDOWN MEANS LOCKDOWN. STAY AT HOME. STAY SAFE AND DO YOUR BIT TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.
Hello, and thank you for choosing CamposolToday.com to publicise your organisation’s info or event.
Camposol Today is a website set up by Murcia Today specifically for residents of the urbanisation in Southwest Murcia, providing news and information on what’s happening in the local area, which is the largest English-speaking expat area in the Region of Murcia.
When submitting text to be included on Camposol Today, please abide by the following guidelines so we can upload your article as swiftly as possible:
Send an email to editor@camposoltoday.com or contact@murciatoday.com
Attach the information in a Word Document or Google Doc
Include all relevant points, including:
Who is the organisation running the event?
Where is it happening?
When?
How much does it cost?
Is it necessary to book beforehand, or can people just show up on the day?
…but try not to exceed 300 words
Also attach a photo to illustrate your article, no more than 100kb