Five years ago, the first two cases of COVID-19 were detected in Venezuela

On March 13, 2020, the first two cases of infection with COVID-19 were confirmed in the country.

The information was provided by the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, who indicated that they were two people who were traveling from Spain.

The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ordered the suspension of activities throughout the national territory and immediately urged people to wear masks and maintain social distancing.

Subsequently, the Head of State created the Presidential Commission for the Prevention of Covid-19, where in an organized manner he deployed doctors and doctors at the border to treat Venezuelans from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and other countries, to have greater control of the pandemic.

After 3 months of radical quarantine, on June 1 of that same year, President Maduro created the 7+7 method, which consists of activating economic sectors for a week and then going to seven days of radical quarantine.

This unique method allowed a balance between the economic, social and health aspects, unlike governments such as the United States and Brazil that underestimated the pandemic and took their respective countries to the most affected by COVID-19.

In addition, thanks to bilateral relations with China, Russia and Cuba, the pandemic has been effectively managed with the arrival of medical supplies and protective equipment to combat COVID-19.

It should be noted that the deployment of doctors house to house, the Patria System made it possible to speed up information on possible infections through digital surveys.

On October 5 of that same year, the 7+7 Plus was created, which allowed for safe and flexible Christmas, while most countries in the world were in lockdown due to outbreaks of the virus.

In April 2021, mass immunization began, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Abdala, Sovereign 2

They were the first vaccines to arrive in the country, which allowed the vaccination day, thanks to the solidarity and brotherly ties that Venezuela has with China, Cuba and Russia.

Mazo News Team