The Sarmiento train is interrupted by the advance of the coronavirus: half of the control employees are isolated

08/01/2020 - 19:06

• Clarín.com
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The advance of the coronavirus forced the company Trenes Argentinos to interrupt the service of the Sarmiento train from 9 pm this Saturday because half of the employees in the train control sector are isolated with symptoms compatible with the disease or because they are close contacts of confirmed cases.

This was reported by the company in a statement, noting that the interruption may affect "the circulation of trains this Sunday , while awaiting the results of the corresponding swabs."

"Trenes Argentina communicates that the service of the Sarmiento line will be interrupted from 9 pm today due to the activation of the Covid-19 protocol . 50% of the employees in the Control Trains sector, the nerve center of the railway operation, are isolated by present symptoms compatible with the virus or be close contact of those affected, "the statement said.

And he adds that "in the face of a suspicious case, Trenes Argentinos has had a COVID protocol since the beginning of the pandemic that it applies immediately and responsibly, in order to preserve the health of passengers and passengers and company personnel."

So far, 427 workers have been infected and more than 1,600 have had to be isolated.

In addition, it was reported that currently "30% of the staff is licensed for being over 60 years old, having comorbidities or belonging to a risk group."

🔴 # Sarmiento Line activation of Covid-19 protocol service is interrupted at 21.
The last trains of the day are:

✅Moreno-Once 18.30hs
✅Once-Moreno 19.13hs
✅Once Castelar 19.25hs and 19.49hs

Days ago, the head of the body of delegates of the Sarmiento, Rubén "Pollo" Sobrero, warned that the problems of the service were due to the fact that there were fewer workers due to the coronavirus.

"Today in the morning we had 12 fewer guards due to a probable contagion. And there were seven fewer formations. We worked with half of the people we have," Sobrero argued at the time.

The Argentine Trains conunicado explaining the reasons for the service interruption.

And he added: "People should never tell him anything because he is always right. Until this happens, we have to bank about having these problems and we have to accompany the people."

It was after a user complained about the service while Sobrero was touring a station with Viviana Canosa.