The Consell has ratified the repeal of the Resolution of March 30, 2022, of the Vice Presidency and Department of Equality and Inclusive Policies, which establishes the Action Plan in residences for dependent elderly people, day centers, supervised housing and CEAM/CIM of the Valencian Community against COVID-19.
This decision has been made in order to normalize the life of people who use centers for the elderly, resembling it to that of people who live at home. However, when it comes to masks, its mandatory use is maintained in all social and health centers, for all workers and visitors, six years of age and older, when they remain in shared areas.
This decision has been adopted by the Vice-Presidency and Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies in coordination with the Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health after reviewing the regulations in force on this matter and the existing technical health recommendations at this time.
In this sense, the revision of the State Surveillance and Control Strategy against COVID-19 after the acute phase of the pandemic, dated November 8, 2022, which was approved by the Commission, has been taken into account, among other things. of Public Health of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System.
It states that, currently, more than 92% of the Spanish population over 12 years of age is vaccinated with a complete regimen and a very high effectiveness has been shown to reduce moderate and severe forms of the disease and the lethality of is. Added to this is the immunity generated from natural infections, which is why the majority of the population is considered to be protected against severe COVID-19.
Likewise, this strategy is committed to keeping transmissibility under control from as normal as possible, through diagnostic tests, use of a mask in the presence of symptoms, hand hygiene, etc., focusing efforts on the protection of vulnerable people with interventions both pharmacological (through vaccine booster doses if necessary and early access to antiviral treatments) and non-pharmacological.
The indication of isolates will be limited to very specific settings, in which prevention and control practices are key to mitigating the effects of COVID-19 in terms of morbidity, mortality and health care burden, defined by the health authorities.
Surveillance and monitoring
The document on Actions for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in residential social service centers is a dynamic document, which is modified and updated based on the evolution of the disease and the new information available. as it has been done at this time.
This technical document is a reference and guide for the control commissions of residential centers for the surveillance and follow-up regarding the appearance of cases of COVID-19 in residential social service centers.
In this sense, residential social centers continue to be monitored and monitored by the Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health regarding the appearance of cases of COVID-19 and the measures to be adopted for their prevention and control.
Likewise, depending on the evolution of the pandemic situation, the Vice-Presidency and Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies may issue a new resolution either due to a worse evolution of the severity indicators or due to the appearance of new variants that condition this evolution.
China has recently abandoned its zero coronavirus policy, there have been many cases but no deaths. Now, a test is considered "positive" only if there are also symptoms. In addition, the cause of death is called a "covirus" only if the person died as a result of a lung disease. This sounds so rational that it must be a mistake. But they still use their dust masks, just like in Spain, so it's not too rational after all.