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Although Governor Pedro Pierluisi intends to eliminate the token of queda, he announced that, in his decision, he would make the recommendations of the Scientific Coalition -which would fire at the control of the epidemic of COVID-19- keep alive the majority of restrictions and act with cautela to the hour to flex the commercial operations.
In the first response to the outbreak of this epidemic since the government took over, Pierluisi was limited to Extend the operating hours of the deals until 10:00, including the domingos, asi to allow the opening of recreational spaces to free air.
“Although he has been flexing more and eliminating the toque de queda, he has received complaints from the people and the commercial sector as his effects, he has struck a fine balance”, he said the first executive in the second press conference that took place in La Fortaleza desde que juramentó a su vrag.
As part of these fires, in which the new executive order enters, the city will only have three changes in terms of restrictions on social, commercial and recreational life in order to prevent the contact and deaths of COVID-19: the toque de it will be reduced to hours and will be from 11 pm to 5 am; eliminates the commercial closure of the domingos; and the playgrounds, parks and communal areas can be used without agglomerations or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
This order will be in vigor until February 7although Pierluisi indicates that modifications can be made if necessary. However, the response capacity of the hospitals was compromised, with 425 COVID-19 hospitalized patients on the hospital, 69 in intensive care units and 74, with a respirator.
Pierluisi admits that there are different pressures, then “the commercial sector pedia cambios mayors”. Hecho, the executive director of the Association of Restaurants (ASORE), Gadiel Lebrón, expressed this diary that establishes hopeful that the cambios in the executive order that Harry Pierluisi will make mayors and that will finally be announced. “We hope our hobbies give us 50% off. It’s a more flexible hub because of the six distance distances that are required to reduce the accommodation space at least in the Mayoria of the restaurants ”, said.
Lebrón recognizes that the changes announced by Pierluisi can help to improve the sector’s entrances, but it is not enough for the restaurants to recover from the wave that will be collected in December. For this reason, the governor continues to make the restrictions more flexible.
The Scientific Coalition, which Pierluisi announced in November, recommends that no “major changes” be promoted and that the test rate of trials conducted in Puerto Rico be maintained at 10%, which is double the level recommended by the World Cup of la Salud.
In its information, the coalition warned, in addition, that the festivities had considerably reduced the amount of rehearsals realized, which led to a limitation in the ability to analyze the situation.
In its situation diary information, Salud reported ayer 57 new positive cases confirmed by COVID-19 and were killed due to illness.
Without embarrassment, the governor was effective in enforcing the executive order and the commercial restrictions on the solution to the pandemic, and its administration was strengthening the data system on positive cases, and intended to facilitate the distribution of vacancies.
Asked about this diary, the secretary appointed by Salud, Carlos Mellado, said that he hopes to complete the projection of, that in March, the vacancy will be announced for the entire population, “in the middle of which the vacancies will be announced”.
From the first phase, which applies to the health professionals, approximately 50% of the vacancy has been completed, Mellado indicates. Next week, the first respite staff will be evacuated, as will police, bombers and medical emergency workers, as well as the major adults of 65 years. “During this phase (1B), the possibility of vacating masters and staff without teachers is evident,” said Mellado.
Regarding class regression, Pierluisi mentions that continuous planning of the gradual repatriation of school plants for March, however, depends on that “we meet all the masters of vacancies”, as well as the teaching staff. “When there are all vacancies, it is certain that we will be in position (to open)”, contested the press.
For its part, Mellado mentions that Salud sends cards to some laboratories requiring that the transmission of the data be increased, in order to be able to count on the information of the real-time task.
The Department of Health issues a report that recommends maintaining the maximum capacity of people who visit the shopping centers, retail stores and department stores at 30% and that restaurants can send “familiar families with less than six people per month ”, Mientras las barras y chinchorros solo pueden ofrecer comida y bebida para llevar.
As a result of the recreation, Salud recommends opening the playgrounds and allowing the use of facilities in the midst of the agglomeration of persons of the most distinct family members. In the games, there is a limit of six people per group. I recommend staying near the cinemas, theaters, casinos, public libraries, museums and play centers.
Habla la Coalición Científica
In other words, the President of the Scientific Coalition, Daniel Colón Ramos, assured that the governor would recommend consensus recommendations for future executive orders. This coalition was launched by Pierluisi on November 23, with the aim of taking decisions based on dates and scientific analysis.
“Our main observation is the recognition that the situation is very serious in Puerto Rico at the global level,” said Colón Ramos in written statements. Although the coalition suggested that the order should not be changed, hiccups would be recommended to recreate recreational spaces, such as playgrounds and parks, as well as the impact impact it has had on mental health.
Economic assistance
On the other hand, mediating the executive order, Pierluisi ordered the secretary of the Hacienda, Francisco Parés Alicea, to present in 10 days a plan for the distribution of economic assistance to businesses that he had lost since the 15th of March. “There is a particular emphasis on bars and restaurants that he has maintained during the pandemic,” the chief executive said.
The Secretary-General of Economic and Business Development, Manuel Cidre, mentions that, with all probability, it will impact the first 15,000 small negotiations that solicit the aid.
“It has conditions that are important: number one, which are negotiated in the formal economy. A person who does not comply with the IVU and the regulations, lamentably does not qualify. The second is that there is a compromise in the opening of the deal. It is not easy to hide the money and migrate; es coger el dinero, pagar tu rentar un een tempo en lo que esto pasa para volver a abrir el negocio ”, commented Cidre.
The $ 417 million financial subsidy plan will be developed by the federal funds allocated to Puerto Rico through the Ayuda, Alivio and Economic Security by Coronavirus (Cares, in English). The United States Congress has allocated $ 787 million to Puerto Rico for the coronavirus emergency response package.