Argentina prepares for more severe measures before COVID-19
Argentina reinforced controls this Thursday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, waiting for the government to adopt more severe measures to prevent the growth of cases of this disease, which totaled 128, three of them deceased.
The Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, met, virtually, from mid-afternoon on Thursday, with the governors of the 24 provinces of the country to discuss the possible declaration of mandatory isolation for the country's 44.9 million inhabitants. .
The political opposition has already agreed to a measure of this magnitude.
Since the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Argentina was reported on March 3, the country ordered the isolation of several groups, closed its borders and restricted internal displacement, among other measures.
The number of confirmed cases increased today by 31, to 128 people, three of them deceased.
As reported by the Ministry of Health, "most cases are imported and local transmission is detected in" urban "conglomerates.
HIGHER CONTROLS
The Argentine health authorities inspected the 1,762 passengers of the Coral Precess tourist cruise that arrived today at the port of Buenos Aires.
Only the descent of the 42 Argentine passengers was allowed, while it is evaluated that the cruise returns to Brazil.
Meanwhile, the interior ministers, Wado de Pedro, and the security ministers, Sabina Frederic, went to a toll booth on a highway on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to attend the police controls, in which the temperature is taken. to the occupants of the vehicles.
The operation seeks to prevent inhabitants of the capital from moving to tourist spots on the Buenos Aires coast, at the gates of a weekend weekend.
LESS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
According to official sources, in the last 24 hours there was a decrease of 200,000 people in the number of passengers who routinely use the public transport system in Buenos Aires and its periphery.
In this way, the reduction in the number of users of buses, trains and the metro reaches 51.7%.
In parallel, the cleaning of the means of transport has been reinforced.
"I am doing disinfection in the units of line 103 of buses, killing all germs and viruses, seeking to protect passengers," Mariano Elizondo, a member of the non-governmental organization Kidney Aid Center, said today. that disinfection tasks raise funds for the work carried out by the entity.
HYDROCARBON SUPPLY
The state-controlled oil company YPF and the largest producer of hydrocarbons in Argentina, reported today that it will guarantee its operations through an emergency scheme that helps to ensure the supply of energy.
To do this, it will ensure those activities that cannot be interrupted so that they are attended with the least possible endowment and progressively interrupt all those that are not critical.
REPATRIATION FLIGHTS
The state-owned Aerolineas Argentinas announced this Thursday the expansion of its special flights to repatriate Argentines stranded abroad.
Special flights increased to 18, after adding trips to Miami, San Pablo, Rio de Janeiro, Lima and Cancun.
To these flights another ten will be added within Argentina to allow the return to Buenos Aires of travelers who stayed in provinces that have closed their borders.
A SAME COVER
"We stop the virus among all of us. Let's viralize responsibility." This is how they named, in unison, on their covers all the major newspapers published this Thursday in Argentina.
In this way, the newspapers joined the launch of the prevention campaign #SomosResponsables, organized by the Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities (Adepa).
The Argentine president uploaded a photo to social networks showing himself reading the newspapers.
"There was a day when we all agreed to take care of the Argentines. Together we can do it. This is the time to start doing it. Now let's viralize the responsibility," wrote Alberto Fernández.
