The direction of the Volunteer Fire Department Mértola (BVM) announced that six elements of the corporation tested positive for covid-19 “with the 3 command elements and 3 of the Active Body in prophylactic isolation, showing mild symptoms.
The case was detected last Monday and according to the institution “the situation is not related to the transport of patients, but moved from the community”, adding that the Mértola City Council, whose president and head of Civil Protection, Mário Tomé is monitoring the situation closely, moved the mobile unit to the barracks “and all employees were tested”, justify.
To ensure that there are no more cases among the remaining 42 members of the Active Body and other collaborators, the Mértola Health Center carries out a new test tomorrow.
On social media, the BVM management left “a word of reassurance” to the population of the municipality, “assuring” that with total security, “help is not, nor will it ever be in question”, Remata.
The command, Jorge Santos (commander), Nelson Viegas (second in command) and Moses Embaló (Deputy Command), they also made a clarification to the population, ensuring that in recent 15 days “were effected 3 transporting covid patients and more than a dozen people services to carry out tests to detect the disease (PCR) for the Permanent Customer Service (SAP) Castro Verde and Beja Hospital”.
The three elements of the Command that are in isolation, guarantee that “we continue to work for our entire population and for those who show us with commitment and determination, ensuring pre-hospital service/accidents/fires/transportation of patients in safe conditions”.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), the operational part of the Mértola Fire Department is being ensured by Chief José Palma, considered a “very competent operational” who has twice assumed the position of commander of the corporation.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
