Salud compra $40 millones en medicinas en mercado bursátil

Originally published by Kalten Urquilla on 04/11/2020

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The Ministry of Health spent $40 million in medicines fue coronavirus outbreak, through the stock market participating 38 suppliers biding on similar market conditions, This medicines are planned to be delivered to different hospitals and drug stores.It was not specified which medicines the Ministry of Health bought and only stated that they have 3 million of savings.Issues have been arised due to the lack of information in this governmental direct purchase.As of this date, the government has approved 2,000 million from the health emergency fund.

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Van tres errores al hilo del Ministerio de Salud en pandemia, dice infectólogo

Originally published by Evelia Hernández on 23/04/2020

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The Chief of Infectology of the Rosales Hospital affirms that the improvisation and decision to designate hospitals Saldaña, Amatepec and San Rafael to care for patients infected with Covid-19 is a mistake, since these hospitals do not comply with the resources to face complications by Covid-19, such as intensive care unit or specialists for this.

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Hospitales reciben 30 mil unidades de hidroxicloroquina para pacientes con Covid-19

Originally published by Gobierno de El Salvador on 21/04/2020

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The Health Ministry of El Salvador provided 30 thousand units of hydroxychloroquine to hospitals in San Rafael, Saldaña and Amatepec that are treating Covid-19 patients. This medicine were provided by Novartis labs and were bought from China and is used in the treatment of critically ill patients.

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La lucha contra el coronavirus: una mirada a América Latina

Originally published by El Nuevo Dia on 18/04/2020

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It must be understood that the coronavirus outbreak found the countries of the region in a disparate health situation, a worrying fact considering that this virus cannot be fought without hygiene.In El Salvador, water supply is a serious problem that mainly affects the metropolitan area, where there are colonies that have spent up to 15 days without service.Protocols adopted in response to the pandemic, LATAM countries generally follow very similar guidelines that include prevention measures with border and airport closures, mandatory home confinement, hygiene measures at the personal, work and home levels (hand washing, use of masks and disinfection of objects and clothing), as well as specific strategies for social distancing, hygiene and isolation for suspicious and asymptomatic cases.El Salvador indicates that there is a public campaign of clarification in the country “permanently intensified by the disinformation they also launch. Since February the government created the Expanded Health Cabinet and allocated $8.5 million to treat the pandemic, efforts have been made between the Ministry of Health and the mayors, as well as the Municipal Civil Protection Directorates. The declaration of national emergency unifies all measures”

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El Salvador: Police Abuses in Covid-19 Response

Originally published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on 15/04/2020

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In accordance with Humans Rights Wach, El Salvador’s police have arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people in the name of enforcing restrictions to prevent the transmission of Covid-19.President Bukele have encouraged extreme use of force to make sure the measures imposed are fulffiled. Hundreds of detainees have been held in overcrowded, unhygienic conditions that threaten their health, and one man died on April 1, 2020 after not receiving appropriate health care.On March 21, Bukele announced, on a nationwide broadcast, the adoption of a decree that established a 30-day nationwide mandatory lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. The decree, published in the Official Gazette on the night of March 22, allowed only one person per family out at a time to shop for food or medicine. It made exceptions for public officials, doctors, journalists, food distributors, military and police officials, and highway, energy, bank, and restaurant workers.The decree provided that violations will be sanctioned with helding in a “containment center”to be decided if the person would be held in a mandatory quarantine facility or sent to home quarantine.According to the Ombudsperson’s Office, dozens of people were forced to sleep in parking lots at police stations. Detainees held in police stations said they were held all day without food or water in unhygienic conditions.Arresting people for violating quarantine rules may increase disease transmission if authorities place people in crowded containment facilities where the virus could spread easily, Human Rights Watch said.

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El Salvador inaugura dos hospitales para combatir coronavirus

Originally published by Tikitakas on 12/04/2020

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2 hospitals were opened specifically for patients with COVID. The hospitals are in Jiquilisco y Tecoluca and can hold up to 250 patients each.These hospitals look to contain the virus within the country.The President declared: “Those who violate the quarantine, those who do not wear a mask, and those who drive vehicles without justification, will also be taken to Controlled Quarantine Centers, where they will remain for 30 days”

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Coronavirus en El Salvador: así son los 2 nuevos hospitales que atenderán a pacientes contagiados en Tecoluca y Jiquislisco

Originally published by La Prensa Grafica on 11/04/2020

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2 hospitals were opened specifically for patients with COVID. The hospitals are in Jiquilisco y Tecoluca and can hold up to 250 patients each.The new infrastructure is destinated to have asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 or that they only requiere basic medical treatment.

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Corte de Cuentas de El Salvador recomienda que hospital en CIFCO sea permanente

Originally published by Mariana Arévalo on 07/04/2020

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The construction of the largest hospital in Latin America to attend the pandemic has begun, which will be in CIFCO (International Center of Events and Conventions), exclusively for confirmed patients.President of the Court of Accounts believes that the cost-benefit of the new hospital should be analyzed, because the expenses on medical supplies are "quite onerous". There are no results yet, since the hospital is not functioning yet.An impact cannot be quantified, since the hospital is not functioning yet.

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Sistema penitenciario salvadoreño y prevención del COVID-19

Originally published by Diario El Mundo on 29/03/2020

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The author recommends to follow the provisions issued by the World Health Organization for the preparation, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention.Also, the author suggests to implement other legal measures such as home detention using electronic anklets, in addition to conditional suspension of the execution of resolutions and conditional release, also using electronic anklets. In addition, regarding the pardons, the Legislative Assembly should prioritize the groups at risk.

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In El Salvador, quick COVID-19 response fuels fears of an iron fist

Originally published by The Christian Science Monitor on 26/03/2020

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Latin America has been considered slowed regarding the implementaton of measures to address COVID-19.El Salvador, barred entry to nearly all foreigners, required a 30-day quarantine for Salvadorans arriving from other countries, suspended schools for three weeks, and halted gatherings of 500 people or more – all before it had registered a single positive case.Some people consider that the measures are strict and extreme, and therefore thy restrict some constitutional rights, like freedom of assembly.The President, has threatened citizens that if they violate the quarentine, they will be taken into “containment centers’ for at least 30 days.

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Penales pide libertad para 557 reos por riesgo de COVID-19 en El Salvador

Originally published by La Prensa Gráfica on 25/03/2020

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The General Direction of Criminal Centers has requested the Supreme Court of Justice in El Salvador to grant conditional release to 557 prisoners who are over 60 years old and have a chronic disease. This request, according to the Supreme Court is justified to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among the prison population in El Salvador.

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Disposiciones del Gobierno de El Salvador para contener la pandemia del COVID-19 hasta la fecha, determinada por el Presidente de la República

Originally published by Organismo Promotor de Exportaciones e Inversiones de El Salvador on 17/03/2020

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This publication includes the measures that has taken the President of Salvador, including the activation of the Expanded Health Cabinet (Gabinete de Salud Ampliado), with daily meetings and monitoring to analyze the situation and take the appropriate measures. Since February, the government created the Expanded Health Cabinet and allocated $ 8.5 million to treat the pandemic. Efforts have been made between the Ministry of Health and the mayors, as well as the Municipal Civil Protection Directorates. The national emergency declaration unifies all measures and are still in progress.The Expanded Health Cabinet is the public organism in charge of the surveillance and handling of the pandemic in the country.Another measures includes the cancellation of all kind of events, meetings of more than 50 persons, mandatory quarantine for people older than 60 years, pregnant womens and persons with chronical diseases.

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Cárceles en El Salvador restringen acceso por Covid-19

Originally published by Prensa Latina on 13/03/2020

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The Head of the General Direction of Criminal Centers mentioned that they will have a control at the entrance of each prison with medical personnel, which will make an assessment of the custodian and of the administrative staff. Also, he mentioned that the visits will be allowed only to guarantee access to justice and the hearings of the prisoners will be virtual.

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El Salvador’s president says the country has no coronavirus cases, declares a national quarantine

Originally published by on 12/03/2020

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First, President Bukele banned visitors from high – risk countries to El Salvador, then by he declared “Alerta Naranja” (orange alert) which meant a quarantine for at least 30 days.The President is not afraid to being criticized, but he informed that he does not want to be in Italy’s positition, as their health system is not of the same level.At least 1/3 of the population in El Salvado lives in poverty, having a higher risk at the virus spreads.El Salvador earlier banned travelers from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France, Spain and Germany, countries with the most confirmed cases of the virus.El Salvador had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, however the President is willing to take authoritiarian steps.

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