Somos FCC - Nº14

tions. Had we known this three mon- ths before, everything would have been different”. Dr. Echevarria highlights the speed with which this epidemic has spread, “it has surprised us all. We are tal- king about two and a half million peo- ple who were infected in a month and a half. If the isolation measures had not been taken (although they arri- ved late) the Health System would have collapsed...” The final message they send to wor - kers at this time is “caution, caution and caution”. “After two months con - fined to the house and taking into ac - count the Spanish way of being: so- ciable, happy, streetwise, I can only say that we should be very careful,” says Echevarria, “we cannot throw in the towel of protection and fear; more than fear I would say of respect. We cannot forget that this disease evol- ves in such a torpid way that there are people who suffer from it without knowing it and without the slightest symptom, and others, unfortunately, are often buried”, he added. When we ask the medical team to say three words of hope, they all comment that this is the most di- fficult question to answer, but that the word “hope” itself encompasses everything. Exemplary performance by the Medical Services of Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Cartagena, Albacete, Vitoria, Oviedo, Zaragoza and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria From these pages, we also acknowledge our own medical services in the provinces of Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Cartagena, Albacete, Vitoria, Oviedo, Zaragoza and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which have an excellent group of professionals who take care of the health of FCC’s people every day. P E O P L E S 37 P E O P L E S