Health in São João del-Rei, in Campo das Vertentes, is on alert. The reason is the death of three children, aged 3, 9 and 10, in the last two months. This fact caused the Municipal Health Department and the local city hall to issue a note, explaining the case and making recommendations to the population.
Symptoms observed in children are tonsillitis, fever, vomiting, spots and skin infection. With the deaths, the Surveillance and Epidemiology Sector of the Municipal Health Department was called. According to the ministry, there is no outbreak, however, measures are being adopted to prevent anything more serious from happening.
The first decision, according to the city hall, was to close municipal schools, although the opinion of the Municipal Health Department is that there is no need to close educational institutions. The city administration, however, opted for this path.
All schools will undergo widespread disinfection and cleaning starting this Wednesday (10/25). The expected reopening of schools was not announced.
In the opinion of Health, according to Secretary Renê Marcos Fernandes, there are no alarming criteria for closing institutions. All observed cases are under control, says the entity.
Health also understands that deaths are not correlated. There are, today, four children hospitalized with symptoms, under observation.
A recommendation was made to the population not to take children to school if there are any of these symptoms. In this case, you should seek medical care, available in city hall units and also in the hospital network.
Recommendations
Just as happened in the COVID-19 Pandemic, some protective medications are being recommended, such as: hand hygiene, use of 70% alcohol, not sharing personal objects (cups, small bottles of liquid, cutlery) and maintaining the vaccination system.
According to the Municipal Health Department, for more information or in case of doubt, the recommendation is to look for the nearest health unit or call the Strategic Health Surveillance Information Centers (Cievs) by calling (31) 99744-6983.
