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National
The federal government of Mexico recommends extending the national
"Healthy Distancing" campaign
from April 30 to May 30, 2020 for municipalities that have confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Last level of the contingency (stage 3) is decreed from April 22, 2020 until May 30, according to the evolution of the pandemic.
"Healthy Distancing" actions
are maintained after May 30 for older adults, people with chronic diseases, and pregnant women.
Mexico will start manufacturing open source ventilators for COVID-19 through a design shared by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with collaboration of a group of national scientists and using national technology. The first mexican design was made by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), whereas the first development is 100% mexican. These actions were accomplished with the collaboration of companies that have provided non-profit inputs for this solidarity projec
t.
Baja California Sur is the first state with COVID-19 incidence per 100,000 inhabitants, with the highest number of cases in the municipalities of La Paz and Los Cabos.
Today 50% of deaths are men and 50% are women.
The deaths in Baja California Sur are associated with cases of comorbidity (cases with previous chronic diseases).
"Healthy Distancing" actions - Baja California Sur
Actions have been taken to strengthen Public Health Care Institutions .
Currently, 350 hospital reconversion beds are available, 147 ventilators, and 95 more will arrive in the next few days. These infrastructure is ready to treat up to 80 severe cases of Covid-19 that could occur each month according to projections in Baja California Sur.
Stage 3 actions in Baja California Sur will be strictly followed to guarantee the well-being of the population and reduce projections about possible infections in the state.
Municipality of La Paz
Vehicle traffic is restricted from 10:00 p.m.
Non-essential business activities are suspended.
Use of face mask when going out.
Alcohol sale restriction from 6:00 p.m.
Party restrictions or concentrations of people.
If stage 3 is not respected, economic and administrative sanctions will be carried out.
Additional data
The historical trend of deaths are male, although currently there are 50% deaths for each sex.
The incidence in deaths is focused on people with comorbidity. In Baja California Sur the main comorbidities are:
hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and smoking.
Mortality is maintained in a death event every 3 or 4 days, this may be related to the incubation period of the virus and the date of appearance of the symptoms.
The confirmed cases at the national level are 57.78% men and 42.22% women, the same trend is presented for the municipality of Los Cabos (57% in men and 43% in women).
La Paz has a majority of women with confirmed cases, representing 52% of the total cases.
Currently comorbidity in the municipality of La Paz is mainly related to hypertension, obesity and diabetes.
The case fatality rate in the municipality of La Paz remains the highest (10.8%) in the state and above the global case fatality rate of 6.8%.
Relevant Data
The majority of deaths are concentrated in the municipality of La Paz, this may be related to the concentration of public health services in the municipality.
The population of Baja California Sur is young compared to the national average, with only 50 thousand people over 65 years of age. However, the risk is higher in
population that suffers from some kind of comorbidity,
such as 44 thousand diabetics and the 87 thousand people diagnosed with hypertension.
"Healthy Distancing" actions
- People suffering from diseases such as: diabetes, hypertension, morbid obesity, kidney failure, lupus, cancer, heart, and respiratory diseases, as well as older adults (above 60 years old), pregnant women, and those who care for their children under 12 years old, should stay at home.
- Keep a healthy distance, in case of contact with non nuclear family, maintain a distance of at least 1.5 meters.
- Protection and care of the elderly, the most important measure is voluntary social isolation and following the recommendations of healthy distance, as well as prevention measures when visiting older adults.
- Remote greeting, not kissing, shaking hands or hugging.
