To understand at what specific moment the seventh wave of the pandemic is, a good example is what is generally happening in the city’s pharmacies. These establishments are the only ones authorized for the sale of diagnostic self-tests for the coronavirus, and in the last two weeks they have noticed a huge uptick in the sale of these products. “Many are being sold, a real outrage. There are a lot of people with colds who come to buy tests to find out if they are infected or not,” he explains. Ramon Molina, owner of the Paseo Alfonso XII pharmacy. And the general perception is that: a significant increase in respiratory symptoms is being noted since the beginning of summer, and citizens want to make sure if it is the coronavirus. Although in many cases this is not the case, but for example they are the usual allergies at this time of year.
This general increase in symptoms is precisely causing a significant number of anti-cold medicines to be sold in pharmacies when the cause of the disease is not the virus (only paracetamol is recommended to treat mild COVID).
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The rise in the sale of diagnostic self-tests in pharmacies also has another reason: the fact that many people go on vacation and want to make sure they are healthy before they travel, especially if they are going to see their relatives.
And is the increase in infections causing an increase in the use of masks? According to what is perceived by the Vigo pharmacies, no. Moreover, the sale of face masks has stabilized since the end of the mandatory use of them in interior spaces. Namely, Citizens continue to buy the same masks as before. “We dispatch quite a few, but we do not notice that people ask for more & rdquor ;, they point out from the Traviesas pharmacy. It must be remembered that if a person is infected, it is recommended that they leave home or go to work (if they feel well) with an FFP2 mask.