Some of these measures are aligned with the resolutions resolved by the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE), last Tuesday, December 14.
Santo Domingo-Chone, Manabí
Several localities in Ecuador adopt resolutions to prevent possible infections of COVID-19 regarding the Christmas and end of the year festivities.
Some of these measures are aligned with the resolutions resolved by the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE), last Tuesday, December 14.
In the resolution issued by the COE, the Municipalities are required to issue the corresponding regulations in accordance with their powers for the prohibition of public events, limitation of capacity in open and closed spaces, strict surveillance of biosecurity measures, schedules on the beach ( including limitation of the number of people) and the prohibition of consumption of alcoholic beverages in public areas.
In the case of Santo Domingo, for example, the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee of that canton authorized to extend until 23:00 the hours of attention to the public in the commercial area for the Christmas season and New Year’s Eve.
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The decision seeks to reduce the crowds of buyers that will increase in the last weeks of December, explained Hugo Parra, representative of the COE and provincial commander of the Santo Domingo Fire Department.
The extension of the opening hours brings hope to the merchants who have not yet rebounded with their sales, according to Victor Baque, leader of the Tres de Julio sellers association.
They ask for the vigilance of the Armed Forces and the National Police to prevent robberies during the night hours that the commercial premises will remain open.
The cantonal COE arranged to activate the hand washes in the commercial premises, since they had been withdrawn in some businesses.
A total of 11,352 cases have been detected in Santo Domingo and 1,485 in La Concordia. In total, the tsáchila province registers 12,837 infected confirmed from February 29, 2020 to 13 this month.
In addition, the local table recommended that employees have the vaccination certificate against Covid-19 and commercial establishments comply with biosafety measures, said Parra.
The district of MSP 23D01 has four vaccination points in Santo Domingo de los Colorados and one in the La Concordia canton, for citizens 5 years of age and older for the application of the respective doses, including booster doses for those over 18 years of age who have completed six months of completing the immunization schedule (two doses).
The Police Intendant of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Edison Salazar, maintains the inspections of premises for compliance with biosafety measures, established gauges and that the owners of premises require users the MSP vaccination document, for their entry .
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The National COE demanded that the municipalities establish a regulation that prohibits public events such as Pases del Niño, novenas, concerts, parties, burning of old years and others.
Given this, in Chone, Leonardo Rodríguez, mayor and president of the cantonal COE of that Manabi town, reported that the Christmas novena has been suspended since Tuesday 14.
A similar measure will be applied to a parade and contest of old years that were scheduled for the following days in this canton, which adds 3,984 infections of COVID-19 until December 13. (I)
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