08/04/2020 - 13:43
- Clarín.com
- Cities
The announcement was made on Saturday and 3,082 SUBE cards had been suspended as of Monday night, according to information that Clarín agreed to . Thus, the national government seeks to strengthen controls so that public transport is only used by workers in the areas considered essential . Especially those who travel from GBA to the City, and vice versa.
The system suspends SUBE cards that have registered trips for more than 2 consecutive days in urban passenger transport , inter-jurisdictionally, without being linked to a Unique Enabling Certificate for Traffic (CUHC), which is the one that authorizes the named workers essential and the excepted. Although only essentials or people with a force majeure reason are allowed to travel by public transport.
The reinforcement in travel control began to adjust in the stage prior to returning to phase 1 of quarantine, in the first half of July. Both specialists and officials warn that trains, buses and subways can be a focus of the virus's circulation and that is why they insist on trying to avoid crowds.
To avoid problems, users should register the SUBE card and associate it with the circulation permit that they upload in the Caring application.
However, when the Sarmiento train service was suspended on Monday due to a contagion of ten workers from an area crucial to the operation, queues with no social distance were seen to board the buses that replaced the train.
For the suspension of the SUBE of those who are not authorized to travel, the cards will be identified through the crossing of the SUBE system data; de Nación Servicios and the Ministry of Public Innovation.
And it points to plastics that are not declared in the Essential care certificate. Those cards " will be suspended for up to 7 days after the last inter-jurisdictional use ," they indicated.
For this reason, and to avoid inconveniences, workers in essential areas, and those who obtain the 24-hour authorization to travel due to force majeure, must declare the corresponding SUBE card number on the form of the single enabling certificate. In addition, the SUBE must be registered.
The permit to circulate must be processed at www.argentina.gob.ar/circular. In addition, you can download the Caring application, where the permission is loaded. The SUBE number must also appear there.
Those who do not know the number of their card can enter My SUBE from the web www.argentina.gob.ar/SUBE or also in the SUBE Loading app. In the case of not having a cell phone compatible with the app, SUBE can be contacted through social networks Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or WhatsApp.
"The sanction for the irregular use of the SUBE card responds to the provision that reserves public transport only to essential workers and those who must move due to force majeure," the Government stressed.
The suspension reportedly lasts for seven days from the last unauthorized use. Also, while the sanction lasts, the card balance is not lost.
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