11/06/2020 1:27 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 11/06/2020 17:00
President Alberto Fernández announces this Friday a new phase of quarantine in the AMBA, which includes the
end of isolation (ASPO) and the entry into the distancing stage (DISPO)
, which implies fewer restrictions and puts the focus on responsibility individual to avoid coronavirus infections.
The president finished outlining the key points of the new phase during the meeting this morning with the Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillof, and the Buenos Aires head of government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
The announcement was scheduled for
2:30 p.m. at the Olivos farm, but it is still delayed
, without further official explanations.
The head of state will be accompanied by the Minister of Health, Ginés González García, and the Secretary of Access to Health, Carla Vizzotti, who will provide information on the purchase of the Russian vaccine. Fernández communicated with his peer in the morning. of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to advance with the negotiations.
As
Clarín
announced
, the new stage of quarantine would include the end of mandatory isolation in several districts, including the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, to make way for distancing.
According to sources from the Province, "the low rate of infections and bed occupancy means that we can move to a stage more focused on maintaining the actions of distancing, use of chinstraps and hand washing."
This
"smart distancing"
phase
will feature "active surveillance of suspected, asymptomatic and close contacts" and will be based "on individual responsibilities."
There would be no changes in transportation, which will remain limited.
"The State will continue with its active role in the promotion of protocols and prevention, but
it cannot exercise permanent control of all situations
. Compliance is part of the social responsibility of each one," the sources added.
The change from ASPO to DISPO in Capital and the Conurbano was decided based on the idea that this step is already being taken in fact: social gatherings take place in closed places amid a marked drop in infections.
On the other hand, Larreta would have asked Fernández to
authorize cinemas and theaters
, plus holding social gatherings in closed places and on building terraces (such as SUMs) with a limited number of people and appropriate protocols for each situation.
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