The Government delegation in the Community of Madrid has opened an investigation into the closing ceremony of the Ifema field hospital, which has left scenes of crowds without keeping the recommended physical distance. The delegate in Madrid, José Manuel Franco, has ordered the State Security Forces and Bodies to investigate the possible violation of “some of the basic norms, among others, those of social distancing between people, regulated in the royal decree” of alarm status, as stated in the document sent by the institution.
Criticism has come both from the opposition and from other attendees of the event. The spokesperson for Más Madrid in the Community, Pablo Perpinyá, one of those who attended the call, described the situation as “an embarrassing spectacle and a lack of respect for all Madrid residents.” “This is a fucking disaster,” said a senior City Council official while accessing that pavilion where the official speeches were given. The press photographers were also surprised to be so stuck while they worked – “as always happens, but it is that we are not in the usual”, pointed one of them – and some wardens commented with surprise “the lot of people together” that He accompanied the entourage of politicians.The event, organized by the Community of Madrid, was televised by Telemadrid.
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The site has been closed this Saturday at noon, after being open for 40 days to alleviate the healthcare pressure by COVID-19, in a political event chaired by the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and in which she has also Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez Almeida was present. The health workers have fired the last five patients of the almost 4,000 who have passed through the facilities of this field hospital since March 21.
The event was also attended by the Deputy Mayor of the capital, Begoña Villacís; the regional vice president, Ignacio Aguado; the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero; and spokesmen for the opposition groups in the Assembly such as Ángel Gabilondo (PSOE), Rocío Monasterio (Vox), Pablo Gómez Perpinyà (More Madrid) and Jacinto Morano (Podemos).
“All this in the midst of the state of alarm; nothing has been respected here, ”Perpinyà complained. “The distances and the safety protocols” against coronavirus have not been respected, said the politician from Madrid, who did not enter the pavilion where the official closing ceremony was held, he explained, to stay out with the restrooms. The act has been, in his opinion, a “terrifying marketing campaign by the president, which has taken her to the point of getting on a truck and distributing snacks among the people,” he said, referring to the images of Ayuso and Almeida distributing squid sandwiches in a foodtruck. “When responsibility is demanded, the first ones have to be the public representatives: we must lead by example. Not with propaganda, ”Rita Maestre, spokesperson for Más Madrid at City Hall, wrote on Twitter.
Unidas Podemos spokesman, Jacinto Morano, asked for “forgiveness” for “the propaganda show that is not relevant” and noted that there was a “real agglomeration of people” in the area, according to EFE. The councilor of the PSOE Mar Espinar pointed out that “what the PP and Citizens have done today in Madrid is overturned in the most grotesque populism and the most absolute irresponsibility” and the CCOO Madrid secretary general, Ja ime Cedrún, Díaz Ayuso said had bet for “performing at Ifema”.
Covid-19 already leaves 61,829 infected in Madrid, 40,293 patients who have required hospitalization, 3,392 of them in intensive care units, and 8,222 deaths.
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