A translation of the press report from the Cabildo's meeting at 9am this morning:
The president of the Cabildo appeared at a press conference with the insular director of the State Administration, the manager of the Insular Hospital of Fuerteventura and the director of the Health area of Fuerteventura
"The situation for the
COVID-19 in Fuerteventura continues to be controlled, with all the sanitary protocols working and guaranteeing the safety of the majoreros and majoreras." This was transmitted by the president of the Fuerteventura Council, Blas Acosta, at a press conference today, Thursday,
June 18, together with the insular director of the General Administration of the State, Domingo Fuentes, the manager of the Insular Hospital of Fuerteventura, José Luis Rodríguez, and the director of the Health area of Fuerteventura, Sandra Celis
The Island currently registers 14 active cases of
COVID-19, corresponding to people who arrived on the last boat to the Majorera coast last Sunday and are isolated in the Port Authority ship at the Puerto del Rosario dock. The other registered case, arrived in Fuerteventura in Patera on
June 3, has received the epidemiological discharge today, Thursday,
June 18.
"For the citizens of Fuerteventura the situation remains the same, with zero positives among the majoreros and majoreras for almost three weeks now," Acosta continued.
According to Rodríguez, “the epidemiological situation remains stable, although we are talking about a significant increase in cases, these people who have tested positive have a very well-structured journey, with very limited mobility and strict isolation. In addition, all the professionals who participate in the operations act with all the security measures ”.
“It is a situation that worries us, but it does not show greater vulnerability from the point of view of the
Coronavirus and from the health system we guarantee the monitoring of these people. You have to be vigilant until the isolation is complete, "added the hospital manager.
For his part, Fuentes wanted to convey "a certain tranquility." "It is a localized, isolated focus and all the protocols are working to continue advancing towards the new normality."
Likewise, Fuentes thanked the Cabildo of Fuerteventura for the effort made in immigration matters together with the State Administration. "The Cabildo de Fuerteventura has turned to collaboration by assigning its own facilities as accommodation resources."
During the press conference, the parties assured that the Government of the State and the Cabildo of Fuerteventura are currently working to reopen the old CIE of El Matorral as a reception center in the shortest possible time, in order to provide a housing solution to immigrants arriving in the Island. The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has been involved with the State Government to sign an agreement for the conditioning of this center.
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