Eduardo Paladini
05/23/2021 11:05 AM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 05/23/2021 11:05 AM
The first balance of the new restrictions to stop the second wave of coronavirus seems positive.
At least from a traffic point of view.
According to official data advanced this Sunday to Clarín from the Buenos Aires Government,
the circulation fell between 40% and 60%
on the first day of strict confinement compared to the previous Saturday.
The numbers accessed by this newspaper correspond to the
sensors
distributed in the streets of Buenos Aires and what is revealed in the
tolls
of the City.
In the internal sensors of CABA the passage of 100,000 vehicles was detected this Saturday, against 166,000 of Saturday 15/5: 40% less.
It is a significant drop, considering that the circulation
was already even higher than on Saturday, March 14, 2020
, the last reference prior to the first strict quarantine, when 162,000 vehicles had been detected.
As for the AUSA tolls, this last Saturday the passage of 53,000 vehicles was registered against 133,000 a week ago (60% less) and 130,000 on March 14, 2020.
The City does not yet have data on the circulation in public transport, which is measured through the SUBE managed by the national government.
Anyway, they clarify that
on weekends, the main parameter of circulation is usually given by private cars
.
Controls in shops and bars
In addition, the Buenos Aires government reported that this Saturday it intensified controls in shops and bars.
It was one of the requests that President Alberto Fernández insisted on, in the previous rounds he had with the governors:
that they commit to enforcing the restrictions
.
As reported by the City this Sunday, "inspectors from the Government Control Agency (AGC) and prevention agents from the City Government have been visiting the different neighborhoods since yesterday,
verifying compliance with the new measures
, which will be in force until May 30, inclusive. in different shops, bars and restaurants ".
He added that "in that sense, different teams carry out these tasks
in all the points where the largest number of stores are concentrated
, controlling that non-essential businesses work from the door to the outside with protocols of care and prevention, that gastronomy establishments work only in the form of delivery or withdrawal from the premises (take away) until 11pm and also from the door to the outside ".
And he completed: "Essential businesses, such as pharmacies, supermarkets and veterinarians, among others, continue to be open with the same protocols. Up to now,
the degree of compliance has been very high in all audited areas
. Control tasks are carried out all every day, raising awareness of all commercial activity in the city. Circulation is only allowed in the vicinity of the home, between 6 am and 6 pm You can go to the pharmacy, to buy something at a store, or to the square of the neighborhood to walk, without permanence ".