Resident asks to close the airport in Puerto Rico

San Juan – The Puerto Rican interpreter Resident (René Pérez) asked the government of Puerto Rico to know if it is possible to close the Luis Muñoz Marin international airport to avoid increasing the number of infections from COVID-19 on the island.

Through his social networks he wrote this Saturday: “ghell of Puerto Rico, the number of infections on the island are low but in the USA they are on the rise and I have seen an increase in tourists arriving on the island from there “. “Just as they put ‘pa’ (for) the cockfights, could they put ‘pa’ to close the cab … airport? Thank you,” he added on the social network Twitter.

Government of Puerto Rico, the number of infections on the island is low but in the USA they are rising and I have seen an increase in tourists arriving on the island from there. Just as they got into cockfighting, could they get to close the bastard Airport? Thank you ??

– Resident (@Resident) June 27, 2020

Since the end of December, a federal measure came into force on the island that cannot fight cockfights, a tradition that the Spanish brought to the island in the 16th century and which has been faced with local legislation and keeping the same.

The coronavirus in the United States broke its daily record yesterday with more than 45,000 new cases.

The Port Health Department reported this Saturday that a confirmed death by COVID-19 was recorded in Puerto Rico, bringing the total figure to 152.

As reported by the island’s Department of Health, there were also 19 confirmed cases and 113 additional probable cases. The confirmed death corresponds to a 26-year-old woman from the metropolitan region.

With this additional death, the total of confirmed deaths is 58 and the probable deaths remain at 94, therefore, the total of deaths is 152. At the time of issuing the report, 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded , for a total is 1, 602.

The results of confirmed cases correspond to 791 women and 811 men. The confirmed cases are those that have a positive PCR test.

On the other hand, 113 additional probable cases were registered. In this section, the total is 5, 464, after adding 12 cases with a sample date of April 23 to June 9.

Of the probable cases, 2,892 are women and 2,572 are men. The probable cases are those that have a positive result to a serological test. The Government of Puerto Rico has competence to close the seaports but not the airports that is the decision of the United States. .

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