Monica Garcia, The Minister of Health was captured walking her dog in Retiro Park this Monday early in the afternoon. Despite the fact that Valencia is going through an unprecedented crisis, in which the health of thousands of residents is at stake due to possible stagnant water poisoningalso leader of Sumar and Más Madrid is calm enjoy autumn from the capital during working hours. The minister appears in a video to which OKDIARIO had access, at 4:30 p.m., walking with her dog Nala and with two escorts.
A person who witnessed the scene commented in this newspaper, indignant: “While individuals and security forces work in the areas devastated by the floods, while they search for the deceased, while they treat the injured , while the risk of infections increases. the water situation… the Minister of Health is in the dog zone of Retiro Park, rest on a bench and accompanied on entry and exit by two escorts. To go further, this source sarcastically comments: “I guess he didn’t official acts or important matters on the table and you can enjoy the afternoon using public resources and during working hours.
Sources from the Ministry of Health indicate to OKDIARIO that the minister “has I left for a moment, that El Retiro is next to the ministry. “Then he came back to the ministry, of course,” they remark of his closest team. Mónica García attended the meeting of the committee of crisis, chaired by King Felipe to monitor the effects of DANA, held at the UME headquarters, at Torrejón Air Base (Madrid).
It is striking that a few minutes after the walk with her dog, Mónica García wrote on her social networks: “We continue to work Ministry and Department of Health on all fronts to protect those who need it most: victims, affected people and volunteers. “The main challenge now is epidemiological surveillance and epidemic prevention. Although hoaxes are circulating, the department has not detected any outbreaks due to DANA flooding.
In any case, for his part, regional president Carlos Mazón ordered vaccinate neighbors and volunteers against tetanus who are in the area devastated by DANA, helping to evacuate water and remove debris in the face of “a possible epidemic», in the face of stagnant and contaminated water.
Mónica García recognizes that “the danger is there [en las aguas residuales] and we are working to prevent it. “The priority is minimize risks because standing water can be dangerous. All alert and response systems must be strengthened. This is why we update the protocols and instructions to intensify the tasks of detection, sampling, identification and surveillance”, writes the minister to acknowledge between the lines that she has not yet imposed specific restrictions and obligations for the areas concerned .
The only thing she adds is that unlike her, a senior health official is on the ground: “We sent the highest official to Valencia current information from the Health Alert and Emergency Coordination Center (CCAES), María José Sierra, with a team of professionals who now coordinate on the ground with the Generalitat Valenciana to prevent epidemics. This is the organ conducted by the famous Fernando Simón.
Despite growing concern about possible cases of contagion and the saturation of health services, Mónica García was recorded walking her dog. Several people who were at Retiro were struck by his presence that day. This symbolizes, as they say, disconnection with urgency implement clear and effective health measures. This is not the first time Mónica García has been criticized for her lack of success in taking action. He was criticized for imposing mandatory mask wearing in health centers as flu and Covid-19 cases fell.
On the other hand, Mónica García did not hesitate to use her pet, a dog adopted from a shelter, to campaign on various occasions. He took her to Más Madrid rallies, showed her on his networks and gave her interviews. He said in The sixth that his dog Nala was the core of the house. Furthermore, he admitted: “When I enter the house welcomes me better my dog, my children.
