According to the Ministry of Labor, the measure applies from Tuesday, January 4, and will run until January 23.
Until January 23, 2022 And since this Tuesday, January 4, the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) resolved that the public sector of the Executive function work with a 50% capacity.
In a video, Patricio Donoso, Minister of Labor, said the decision was made due to the health situation.
Juan Zapata, president of the (COE) national, indicated that this resolution does not apply to strategic services like health, education or security.
Zapata estimated at about 250,000 workers that they would go back to teleworking.
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“By increasing positivity, by obviously increasing excess mortality, contagions, and hospital capacity, the COE has to be permanently meeting and request and continue to verify the reports that the COE gives us. Ministry of Public Health to determine the measures that should continue or the measures that until 23 (January) prior analysis can be withdrawn or strengthened, “said Zapata.
The Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, indicated that the COE was informed that there is a weekly increase of 9,676 cases, especially in the provinces of Guayas, Pichincha, Manabi, Pastaza, Tungurahua.
Besides that the vaccination coverage it is not wide enough to avoid serious illness or mortality.
Garzón said that vaccination coverage is 85.41% of first doses of the vaccinable population, that is, from the age of 5, and 79% with two doses.
He added that he has asked his team to coordinate with the private company speed up the process of placing first and second doses and boosters.
Before him increase in cases, as well as bed occupancy in hospitalization and intensive care, In some areas of the country, the official mentioned that new measures must be taken such as reinforcing biosafety in occupational health with an emphasis on social distancing.
Garzón stated that the viral positivity both in PCR tests and with antigens it has risen.
The excess mortality it has also increased. In November it was 9.2%, while in December it was 13.8%.
He made some recommendations like the autoaislamiento of people with flu-like symptoms, double shift morning and evening work or that lunch hours are alternated with social distancing and in ventilated places, verify the complete vaccination schedule.
Donoso urged that the private sector Also reduce your capacity, in order to take care of the health of families and workers. (I)
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