Vanesa Lopez
08/09/2020 - 16:19
Clarín.com
Society
The opening of bars in the City -as part of the easing of the quarantine due to the coronavirus- brought controversy due to the images of people piled up on the sidewalks.
And the Buenos Aires Vice Minister of Health, Nicolás Kreplak, criticized those who "go out to drink beer."
But in the Province - where the outdoor tables were not yet approved by the Government - other behaviors are seen that are far from those indicated during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a tour that
Clarín
made
through the western area, he was able to verify that although many people comply with the measures, there are others who do not.
And the merchants complain.
"You have to please ask people
to put on the chinstrap
. There are some who get angry and leave," says Jonathan Núñez, a greengrocer from Morón.
Jonathan Nuñez works in a greengrocer in the center of Morón.
Photo Rafael Mario Quinteros.
In the central streets of this city the
use of masks is limited
.
At first glance, you could get a statistic: one in three wears it below the nose and one in 10 beyond the chin.
You can also see
crowding at the doors of the banks
, between Rivadavia and 9 de Julio avenues.
And you can come across people shaking hands or patting each other on the back.
"Here the quarantine
is little and nothing
. There is almost normal life," says Alejandro Vieira, a newspaper and magazine vendor near the Morón station. He estimates that there are 80% of the people on the streets that used to be. yes –he agrees with the rest of the merchants- people “come for a walk” and spend little.
“All day there is movement of people.
The quarantine is no longer fulfilled
.
Some take care of themselves, but others do not take precautions.
Older people are not aware that they do not have to touch things.
Or they put on the misplaced chinstrap and touch their faces.
They don't get used to it, ”says Roxana Maccario, who runs a hardware store in Rivadavia at 18,100.
Roxana Maccario attends a hardware store in Rivadavia at 18,100.
Photo Rafael Mario Quinteros.
It is not the only one that highlights the lack of awareness in old age.
“Older people
get mad because it can't be proven
.
She does not understand and prefers not to buy ”, says Marisol Navarrete, a shoe seller in Arieta at 3100, in the heart of San Justo.
For Marisol, the number of people on the streets is "almost equal" to what she saw prior to the quarantine.
And at that point a neighbor will coincide, Karina Pugliese: “There are a lot of people, I think the same as before.
The only thing that differs is because there are no classes, ”she explains.
In Laferrere, many
masks are conspicuous by their absence
.
Especially in industrial areas, where you can see employees from factories, the construction area, or mechanical workshops who avoid using this mandatory element.
A queue at a bus stop in the center of Morón, Photo Rafael Mario Quinteros
In the commercial area - on Luro Avenue - there are also unfulfilled regulations.
"Many come in and lower their chinstrap: we ask them to put it back on. Just like distancing, few comply. And there are people who
don't want to put alcohol gel on
, perhaps they say 'I've already put on' or 'I'm not going to touch nothing, '"says Florencia Cajal, a seller of women's clothing.
While looking for shoes for her granddaughter who has a birthday, Rosario Avallay complains about the number of passersby.
"There are many people here.
As if nothing had happened
. The first months there was no one, but now it is almost the same as before. I feel uncomfortable because I am diabetic and hypertensive," the neighbor details.
Alejandro Vieria runs a newspaper and magazine stand in downtown Morón.
Photo Rafael Mario Quinteros.
Added to these breaches are other more serious, which may even end in tragedy, such as the
clandestine party
held in Moreno where 14-year-old Ludmila Pretti was murdered.
Beyond Greater Buenos Aires, the "irrational" quarantine extends to the entire national territory.
Argentina is among the countries with the greatest mobility on the streets at the peak of coronavirus cases.
The highest degree of immobility was registered between March 28 and 29, when activity was 78 percent below normal.
Then there was an escalation
, going to 62 percent on May 1 and 50 percent on June 1.
In July there were almost no variations and it took a new step in August, to reach 43 percent, a decrease that in the first days of September continues to be 42 percent.
GS