Malena Banos Pozzati
10/21/2020 2:18 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 10/21/2020 2:24 PM
The La Salada fair reopened after seven months of low blinds.
Of course, in the context of limitations imposed by the coronavirus, the photo is quite different from that of normal pre-pandemic times.
The
half of the stalls are closed
and can only enter 30% of people who usually did.
The measures aim to guarantee social distancing and were agreed upon after a long and laborious negotiation between the owners of the fairs, the merchants, the Municipality of Lomas de Zamora and the Province of Buenos Aires.
To such an extent it was so that until this Tuesday afternoon there was no opening date and aspects of the protocol were still being discussed.
Finally, at the last minute the green light from the Province arrived, the consequent municipal OK, and from 7 in the morning of this Wednesday the fair started working again.
At the moment, the opening is on the usual days and times: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, from 7 to 14, for the stalls.
The locals have one more day: also on Sundays.
La Salada is a critical point as far as protocols are concerned because its normal movement involves
thousands of people coming and going
.
For that, the Commune agreed with the vendors a series of rules that can be observed from the moment you enter the property.
Children under 16 cannot enter.
Those over 60 are advised not to go.
Photo Maxi Failla
First, all "shopping tour" combis that arrive there are
stopped 300 meters
from the entrance.
The number of people allowed to travel is controlled, all must be wearing a chinstrap, have hygiene items and transport must have the proper papers.
For both public transport and private cars, the staff controls
the temperature
of all occupants.
There is also a sanitary arch at the entrance to the parking lot to disinfect the vehicles.
Once that control is passed, in the meters prior to entry there are lines painted on the floor so that each person waits at a distance of two meters from each other.
In turn, the doors have a
sanitizing arch
that
extends
a constant curtain of steam with disinfectants.
Each visitor to La Salada must go through there to disinfect their clothes and backpack.
They also have to clean
cell phones and keys
with paper towels moistened with a sanitizing solution.
Then they control their temperature to make sure that no one with a fever enters the fair.
A complaint that is heard among the vendors is that they demand "much more care and requirements than the premises of the shopping centers in Lomas de Zamora and other towns in the region."
In contrast to that, the opening of La Salada "won" over that of shopping malls such as Portal
Lomas
, or Coto de
Temperley
, which remain without public attention.
The closest shopping mall that has already opened its doors - although without authorization for customers to enter the premises - is the Boulevard Shopping, in
Adrogué
, which has been in operation for a week.
Another restriction: merchandise cannot be displayed outside the booth, on the sidewalk or in the aisles.
Photo Maxi Failla
The organization chart of days and hours will be as follows: the fair will be open from
7 to 14
and each day the stands alternate.
Only half of the total stores can be operating at the same time and with a single vendor per position.
One of the most difficult aspects to carry out is that of circulation.
In the protocol signed by all parties, it is established that in the corridors of the fair it is possible to
circulate in only one direction
and for this, signs were placed at all entrances, indicating which circuit can be made to travel.
In turn, you can enter the premises up to
30% of the
total
capacity
of people.
This gives a very different panorama from the one that used to be seen in the corridors of the fairs, which used to be full of people who arrived in the early hours of the morning by buses from different parts of the country.
During the tour of the fair, visitors must also find sprayers for cleaning hands and objects such as handles of cars and bags.
The idea is that from time to time
the disinfection
of these elements of common use
is
renewed
for both sellers and buyers.
The reopening was confirmed just last night.
But many people were already warned through social networks.
Photo Maxi Failla
On the side of the merchants, they must have
a personal hygiene kit
when entering their job, in addition to completing a form as an affidavit in which they will ask about their health status and that of their partners. .
This protocol will be repeated for workers on a daily basis.
Those who have symptoms or suspicions of close contact with a confirmed case will obviously not be able to enter the fair.
In addition, you should contact the health system immediately and initiate all isolation protocols.
Workers must also
wear a
mask throughout the day
, it is forbidden for them to share personal items such as glasses or mate, and they cannot use the cell phone during working hours unless it is an emergency (in which case they must return to disinfect it).
Along the corridors they also placed cleaning totems that have alcohol for people to wash their hands and this is also repeated in the accesses to the bathrooms.
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