Silvano Aureoles
(Photo: Screenshot from Twitter)

Silvano Aureoles, Governor of Michoacan, recently warned that his entity is not abiding by provisions of Hugo Lopez Gatell, the Undersecretary of Health.

The provisions of the specific times scheduled for the "conclusion of the emergency by the COVID-19 pandemic" the country currently experiences.

Aureoles indicated via the video broadcast posted on his Twitter account that the health undersecretary said that by May 23, it would be the most dangerous phase of hospitalization.

Then, on June 25, the Governor continued, Lopez Gatell also said, "It would be the stage of stabilization." Although at the same time, life would turn the norm in several municipalities.

These measures, Aureoles said, seemingly talking to Lopez Gatell, that he was announcing, "Michoacan is not abiding by them," since they will take care of the health of their people.

Aureoles' Warning

The Governor continued to warn the health official saying if he wants to continue to deceive the country's population to "do it." However, not everyone is blind, and his efforts "comment little" accountability of what he has done in this challenging time.

More so, Aureoles accused Lopez Gatell of taking the current situation lightly. 

He said, it's either they like to lie to the other government officials, or they are forcing them to lie. "But stop lying to the Mexican society," he said.

With this, the Governor announced that he is returning the 96 alcohol bottles and 2,000 blindfolds sent to Michoacan since it's not serving them even for one day and that he is not delivering the health workers, "out of respect," while he reiterated his request the medical supplies needed to be sent. Additionally, Governor Aureoles told Zoe Robledo, the IMSS director, that the state has no IMSS Technology Center where respirators should be carried out.

Lopez Gatell's Earlier Report

Earlier on, Lopez Gatell informed via one of the morning press conferences, the latest news on the advance COVID-19 in Mexico. Based on the data he presented, he announced some necessary measures.

The first measure was the scheduled Healthy Distance Day set for April 30 and extended until May 30. Then, the second measure announced was on health distance to be retained even after end-May, specifically for susceptible groups comprising of pregnant women, the elderly, and those with chronic illnesses.

Meanwhile, the measures' intensities, according to Lopez Gatell, should be regionalized and would include, among other things, segmenting nationwide mobility, geographical restraint.

Non-contagious municipalities' inhabitants would be asked not to leave, and the highly-contagious municipalities' inhabitants, as well.

Concerning this, according to the health undersecretary, the segmentation should allow several municipalities to "conclude the healthy distance on May 17."

Lastly, still as part of the measures, June 1 would be scheduled as the start of a staggering return to classes and work.

Lopez Gatell added, the pandemic's peak in Mexico is going to be between May 8 and 10 and is expected to subside by June 25.

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