07/12/2021 18:26
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 07/12/2021 7:27 PM
Alberto Fernández spoke on Monday night about the situation of Argentines
"stranded"
abroad and highlighted that the
"virus travels by plane"
, referring to concern about the
Delta variant
of the coronavirus in the country and in America.
"I have told Argentines in a thousand ways to help me trying not to travel because the virus comes by plane.
The pandemic is not over.
The UK Health Minister said they were going to have to endure 100,000 infections a day for the Delta ", Fernández dimensioned in dialogue with Radio 10.
He added: "We are working so that the Argentines can return. I
do not know in which head it is possible that I enjoy that people do not travel.
The Americas have the largest distribution focus of the Delta variant, which has an impressive contagion quality."
Without further elaboration, Fernández said about the stranded: "We are working so that they can return. But I told the Argentines in a thousand ways to try to
help without traveling
.
For the President, what "must be understood is that we are in a pandemic that has taken the lives of
almost 100,000 Argentines
."
In the extensive interview with Rial, Fernández left some references to proper names in politics.
"I have a lot of respect for Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, we have very different views of the country, I think he also suffered because of his intern," he said about the mayor of Buenos Aires.
And it went further.
"I had Patricia Bullrich playing the pan in Olivos, I suppose Larreta must have suffered from it."
And then he addressed the
economic agenda
.
"We have a clear problem with inflation that we are trying to control.
Meat had a totally unjustified increase
," he said.
Although he warned that "because in Argentina there is an oligopoly that controls the food industry, it is very difficult to control" price increases.
From there he approached the situation of the dollar and its stocks.
"We are careful that no rogue generates anxiety; with someone who
buys 300 thousand dollars can raise eight pesos ...
There are people who speculate and
want to hurt the Government,
" he said without specifying.
However, he cleared up rumors about Martín Guzman.
"There is no intern with the Minister of Economy and, personally, I am grateful for his effort," said Fernández.
Copa América, celebration and AFA
On the other hand, Alberto Fernández congratulated the Argentine National Team for obtaining the Copa América and assured that he was invited to the AFA grounds in Ezeiza for the festivities, but that it was
he who rejected the invitation
to "take care of the protocols."
"They proposed to me to go to Ezeiza. He immediately said no, that
it was not opportune
. We had to take care of protocols," said the President.
In this way, it was
opposed to the version that was circulating
.
Those rumors indicated that he had wanted to go to the AFA training ground, but that the players had discarded him to quickly meet their families.
"Then I conveyed to those who invited me that the actors in this were really the players and the coaching staff. I
am willing to pay tribute to them
, they made us live a unique moment. But I have never used
those things to do politics.
" Fernández said on
Radio 10
.
Then he dedicated a few words to DT Lionel Scaloni.
"As a coach he did a wonderful job. He gave us
great joy at a difficult time for the Argentines
."
Consulted by the AFA and its owner Claudio "Chino" Tapia, the President was blunt.
"The AFA is not a government problem, it is a soccer problem" "
The government has nothing to do with the AFA
. I don't know Tapia."
Alberto Fernández was interviewed by Jorge Rial at the beginning of the second week of "Argenzuela", the Radio 10 program with which the host returned to the dial.
The president appeared minutes after his participation in the launching of the Conectar Igualdad Ushuaia Program.
At the Bicentennial Museum, the President was accompanied by Wado de Pedro, Minister of the Interior, and Luana Volnovich, head of PAMI.
There he spoke about the coronavirus pandemic and highlighted the advances in the
vaccination plan.
In the official act, an agreement was also signed between the municipality of the Fuegian capital and the Newsan company for the construction of the first residence for the elderly.
"Last week we were the country in the world that vaccinated the most," Fernández remarked.
"When we called to stay at home and avoid circulation, our concern was to take care of the elderly. Many did not think like us and
spoke of 'restriction of freedoms'
... No, I am taking care of the other! And the best freedom that I can have is a freedom that does not harm the other ", added the President.
And he also criticized the government of Mauricio Macri when referring to the Conectar Igualdad Ushuaia Program: "This plan that Cristina (Kirchner) developed in a marvelous way at the time, was later stopped so that it would be forgotten
that Cristina gave computers."
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