Guido Carelli Lynch
04/07/2021 18:49
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 04/07/2021 18:51
It was an unprecedented announcement.
Since the weekend, President
Alberto Fernández has
been isolated at the Olivos residence after his Covid-19 test returned a positive result.
Fernández
walked 200 meters
from the Guest House to the lectern from where he gave his speech outdoors.
The head of state moved unaccompanied by the main street of the presidential residence, which ends in the Plaza de Armas.
Alberto Fernández announced restrictions.
The members of the
Presidential Medical Unit
, led by Federico Saavedra, controlled that all health protocols were met, as specified by the Casa Rosada communication team.
The technical teams, in charge of the transmission, were also obliged to comply with all the protocol standards.
In addition to personal protective equipment, such as chinstraps and masks, the transmission was carried out
remotely
.
There was no cameraman present
to record the President's movements.
The lighting and sound equipment had been placed several hours before the announcement, highlighted from the Executive.
The message of more than 10 minutes - which was not a national network, but had an equally successful ignition - was recorded in a single take, without repetitions.
The only high-ranking official present in Olivos was the Undersecretary of Communication
Marcelo Martín
.
His superior,
Juan Pablo Biondi
and the Secretary General of the Presidency
Julio Vitobello
, who accompany the president wherever he goes, continue to be isolated in their homes because they are considered close contacts of the President.
The Chief of Staff
Santiago Cafiero
, meanwhile, monitored the message from the Casa Rosada audiovisual TOM.
The coordinating minister collaborated in the text that Fernández pronounced together with the presidential adviser
Alejandro Grimson
and the Minister of Health
Carla Vizzotti
.