Peru's Health Min: It's important to normalize primary care level

09:34 | Lima, Aug. 10.

Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti considered it important to normalize the primary care level in Peru's health system, with the aim of reinforcing the detection and early care of new COVID-19 patients.

"The most important thing is primary care, which means reactivating it as soon as possible in order to carry out detection and early care," she said in remarks to Canal N on Sunday night.

In this sense, the Cabinet member assured that now is the time for primary care level to be normalized, as it is one of the most relevant tasks to accomplish.

The high-ranking official also said that all citizens must act as if they were symptomatic patients.

"You must act as if you had the virus, because no matter how efficient any test is, no result reaches a 100% accuracy," she said.

Likewise, the minister indicated that it is appropriate to seek comprehensive solutions for the Peruvian health system.

"(…) we have only one (information) system for beds, for oxygen and for ventilators," she added.

Lastly, Mazzetti announced that 20 additional beds were delivered to Dos de Mayo Hospital in Lima. By the end of this week, there will be 50 additional beds in the capital city.

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Published: 8/9/2020

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