The Defense Minister, Walter Martos, indicated that the Government trusts that in the coming weeks there will be no regrowth of cases of COVID-19 with the removal of the quarantine. However, he assured that, in case this happens, the Government will not hesitate in picking up some past restrictions such as total immobilization on Sundays or tightening the curfew.
“These measures that we are taking, such as the lifting of the quarantine or the extension of the curfew, will be evaluated, approximately, within 10 to 15 days and undoubtedly the corresponding measures will be taken. We hope that these peaks are not high. , but they are manageable peaks “, explained the minister.
In interview with RPP News, reported that the activities to be activated will be published in a few days in this third phase of economic revival. Among these, he mentioned the opening of the restaurants “with some face-to-face assistance.” In this regard, he noted that in the past Minister council, the ministers of Foreign Trade and Production explained the protocols that have been implemented, such as social distance and capacity.
Similarly, he reported that the reopening of interregional flights is planned for the third stage of economic reactivation, with security protocols. Meanwhile, he mentioned that in the coming days the Ministry of Transport it will approve the possibility of flights between regions “where the pandemic is not actively active”.
In dialogue with The Air Rotary, stressed that the stage of more than 100 days of compulsory social immobilization At the national level, it has served to “achieve some of the government’s objectives,” such as learning more about the disease and taking measures to counteract the infections and increase hospital care.
The minister pointed out that international studies reveal that contagion occurs in closed, poorly ventilated spaces and where people speak loudly. In this sense, he mentioned that in this new stage of the emergency, with the reopening of some economic activities, “we have to start working with the virus.”
He also explained that while the emergency lasts the Policeman and the Armed forces they will help the population to comply with safety regulations, mainly in public spaces such as public transport stops, markets and other places where there is a high concentration of people.
“All Peruvians are living in a sui generis situation and we undoubtedly have to adapt to the measures to avoid getting infected, and this includes not having meetings with large numbers of people (…) because it can increase the level of contagion,” he said.
In this sense, the minister advanced, just as the president did Martín Vizcarra, the Government is developing a program for the celebration of National Holidays that conforms to the protocol of the Ministry of Health, with outdoor activities and with the participation of few authorities to minimize the risk of contagion.
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