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MEXICO city, may 4 – RIA Novosti. Mexican social security Institute IMSS announced the start of works on the organization of a temporary hospital for patients with COVID-19 on the territory of the Racetrack to them. the brothers Rodriguez, who takes the Grand Prix Formula 1 since 1963.

According to the text of the message of the 218 seats 26 are designed for intensive respiratory therapy, and the rest will be divided into 8 modules with 24 beds for recovering patients service.

Mexico city is the leader among regions of the country by the number of infected in the city at the moment, ill 1894 of man. According to the MoH, the peak load on the health system will have 10-15 days after the peak of the epidemic, that is, may 15-20. These days in Mexico, the number of hospitalized with coronavirus can reach 1,800 people according to the baseline forecast of the Ministry of health.

General Director of the IMSS Zoe Robledo stressed that the commissioning of this hospital will allow Mexico to substantially increase the capacity of specialized medical care for patients with COVID-19.

28th of February, when COVID-19 was first detected in Mexico was 23 471 the case of infection SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease. 6933 person (+353 per day) showed symptoms in the last two weeks and sick at the moment. The number of deaths of patients with coronavirus has reached 2154 (+93 per day), another 191 fatal case examined as suspicious. Authorities also studying 12 664 suspected of virus, the total number of patients – 95 839.

the Peak of the epidemic of coronavirus in Mexico is expected on may 6 after which, in case of preservation of the restrictive measures, the incidence will decline. Quarantine measures in the country will be in effect until may 30, with the gradual lifting in the least affected regions since may 18.

the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 3.3 million cases of infection, about 240 thousand people died.

Current data on the situation of COVID-19 in Russia and the world presented on the portal stopmanager.of the Russian Federation.