04/23/2020 - 13:08
- Clarín.com
- Society
Unlike older adults, children and adolescents remain confined to their homes in the midst of social isolation, preventive and compulsory due to the new coronavirus, with no possibility of exits. For this reason, and given the possibility that the Government may analyze any opening, Marisa Graham, defender of Girls, Boys and Adolescents, proposed which age range should be the first to have exits and suggested how to implement it.
Based on studies analyzed by the Ombudsman, Graham indicated that those who suffer the most from quarantine are the youngest and not the adolescents, most accustomed to virtual ties with friends since before confinement, which has been in existence for more than a month. "If you start to open a little door, the first ones that can come out are the smallest. It seems that the adolescents, although they are making a great effort, are the ones that suffer the least from the confinement and the ones that suffer the most are the minors six years . "
"There are no complaints from children and adolescents, but there are complaints from fathers and mothers, especially women, who in most cases are in charge of care. Families need to decompress. Therefore, it is a possibility that , after 30 days, we are beginning to analyze, "he added in dialogue with the Salvemos Kamchatka program (FM La Patriada).
Graham clarified that the measure will be implemented if "the specialists, the Minister of Health and the President consider it." But he did point out that "it would be good to take advantage of it before the cold comes, because we are all going to be a little deeper to prevent the coronavirus from mixing with the common flu or bronchiolitis among the very young."
The lawyer warned that "there are almost 13 million people up to the age of 18 in Argentina" so if all this population is relaxed, thinking that in addition an important part does not go out alone on the street, the millions of people who have that going out is a very important multiplication of people ".
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"The issue," he continued, "is where you make the cut. Because of the little evidence, it would privilege boys up to the age of 6. We know that the fathers and mothers of those who are 7 and 8 will protest, but it would start with that strip and the urban areas. I would think about that population in a limited time and spaces. And on days, such as going out on Sundays with less circulation, but not every day . You would have to see it by jurisdiction to see how many children there are and how we segment. "
In addition, Graham clarified that the measure is intended for large urban centers in the country, such as the Federal Capital, the suburbs, Rosario and the cities of Santa Fe and Córdoba. "It would be ideal if they could go out for a walk around the block in a limited time. We especially think of those who live in one or two-room apartments, without a balcony, patio or garden, where there is no sun or air. We do not think of boys who live in houses with gardens, "he insisted.
"If there is that possibility that we all yearn for, because we all hope to go out, not only the boys, it has to be in a very orderly and very well thought-out way. The best public policies can fail in their implementation. And we do not want a Black Friday like with retirees with children , the worst case scenario would be that something goes wrong and we have to go backwards, "he analyzed.
Finally, he remarked that what happens in other countries of the world should not enter the balance because the conditions are different: "I take it as evidence but it cannot be mechanically transposed."
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