During an appearance in Granadilla, Minister Mónica García referred to a drill conducted on April 14 in Las Palmas, designed to prepare for the potential arrival of a ship carrying hemorrhagic diseases or a deceased person. However, this statement caused confusion, as there was no record of such an exercise in the eastern Canary Islands province.
It was later confirmed that the minister had confused the Balearic capital, Palma de Mallorca, with Las Palmas. Furthermore, the correct date of the drill was not April 14, but April 16. This exercise, primarily health-related, was carried out in the Balearic Islands and led by the General Subdirectorate of Foreign Health of the Ministry of Health.
Various entities participated in the operation, including the Functional Area of Health and Social Policy of the Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands, the General Directorate of Public Health, the Balearic Islands Health Service, and the Son Espases University Hospital, along with other organizations involved in responding to health emergencies. The drill simulated a complex scenario, employing protocols to prevent contagion and ensure the safety of all participants, including the use of fully isolated biological protection stretchers.
“"We are not only prepared, but the World Health Organization sets us as an example and as trainers for other countries. That is why today is the day to speak of pride as a country and also of the pride of Canarian society."
