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Coronavirus in Argentina: "There are exhausted and distressed people who want to return to some activity," said Ginés González García

2020-05-05T18:36:30.483Z


The Minister of Health confirmed that the intention is to allow the development of activities in areas with less circulation of the virus. "It is true that one cannot have the economy paralyzed, he admitted.


05/05/2020 - 15:15

  • Clarín.com
  • Politics

The Minister of Health, Ginés González García , confirmed this Tuesday that "the quarantine will continue with other characteristics" and he was in favor of allowing the development of more activities in areas with less circulation of the coronavirus , because he admitted that "it is true that one cannot have the economy paralyzed . "

"There are exhausted and distressed people who want to return to some activity," sentenced the minister. 

" The quarantine will continue with other characteristics , the same effort that we have put when we were inside the home we are going to have to put outside the home. That is, distance, the chinstrap, never get into places where there are many people, respect schedules and queues, and the use of public transport with all precautions. Transport is very delicate, "said the official.

In declarations to Cana l Crónica , he clarified that in the national Government it is contemplated that "there are many social and economic needs" and for this reason a more flexible scheme of social isolation that was ordered on March 20 to try to reduce circulation is being analyzed of the Covid-19.

"It is good that this period has been very successful but that is why I have been saying a few days ago that we also have to consider a little social and economic activity ," he said.

Regarding the situation of the pandemic in the country, the head of the health portfolio indicated that "in some provinces it has been completely flattened, is decreasing, and in others it has not even appeared."

Often followed, he warned that " in the places where we are most afraid, which is obviously the AMBA (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area), there is little growth."

"We look at it every hour every hour, as it should be. We are in a totally controlled situation, but we do not claim victory because we are facing a pandemic that no one could avoid and neither can we avoid it," he clarified.  

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