In one month, Burkina Faso registered 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 contamination. A situation that worries the response committee, especially when the celebration of the end of the year comes. Ouagadougou, the capital, has only 1,000 positive cases and about 20 people are already in hospital. Health officials demand that barrier measures be followed to avoid saturation of health centers.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
For many, the explanation for the sharp increase in Covid cases is simple: the country has had large gatherings in the last 30 days and barrier measures have not been respected. In addition, there is “the climate and porosity of borders”, explains the head of the Center for Response to Health Crises. More than 700,000 passengers have managed to pass through the various entry points in the country despite the border closures.
“The saturation point has not yet been reached“
For Dr. Brice Bicaba, the country is in a high-risk period with several cases of hospital stays. “If people do not wear masks, if people do not maintain social distance, we will see the continued spread of the virus among the population. We will have our health system overwhelmed by these serious cases. We had gone two months without a hospital stay, but we have now started to register many cases. “
The situation is still under control at the moment. No binding action is planned, according to Larba Sawadogo of the Executive Secretariat of the National Committee for the Management of the Covid-19 Pandemic. “We have not reached the saturation point yet. As we are talking, it is not yet possible to introduce binding measures. But that’s just a hypothesis. “
In addition to the increase in the number of cases, this second wave is characterized by the expansion of pollution areas.
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