TEGUCIGALPA – Two people tested positive for the new coronavirus in Honduras, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement on Wednesday.
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Honduras registra los primeros dos casos confirmados de Coronavirus #Covid19.Monitoree y actualícese a través de la página https://t.co/rKTiwmnJVW pic.twitter.com/jBlmICURif
— Secretaría de Salud (@saludhn) March 11, 2020
The first case is a 42-year-old pregnant woman and, according to the statement, is a Honduran who had traveled to Spain and entered the country on March 4 at the Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa. The person is hospitalized and his condition is stable, the secretariat reported.
The second case is a 37-year-old Honduran woman who entered the country on March 5 on a flight from Switzerland. This woman remains isolated at home with medical surveillance, the statement details.
La Secretaría de Salud Honduras ha entrado en la segunda fase del plan de acción de #COVID19 fortaleciendo la vigilancia sanitaria en los puntos de entrada aéreos, marítimos y terrestres, así como de las personas que han tenido nexo epidemiológico en su ingreso al país . pic.twitter.com/1azkL5DlQi
— Secretaría de Salud (@saludhn) March 11, 2020
The Office of Health assures that it will apply the monitoring protocol to all people who may have had contact with the two patients and added that “the second phase of the Plan for Containment and Response is activated at the national level to contain the spread and mitigate negative impacts in people’s health and in the Honduran economy. ”
The Government of Honduras asked the population to calm down and follow the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health.
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