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Due to the health situation caused by COVID-19, the Loja Emergency Operations Committee (COE) decided to prohibit massive public events for the celebrations of the Day of Love and Friendship and the carnival holiday, which are commemorated this month.
The local table asked the parish committees to accept this measure in order to comply with the restriction implemented due to the health situation and that the provincial COE urge the other cantons of the province to take similar measures to prevent the collapse of houses. due to the increase in infections registered in recent weeks.
Several artistic acts were planned for the carnival holiday, especially in the valleys of Malacatos, Vilcabamba and Catamayo, but these cannot be carried out, according to the restrictions imposed by the COE.
With the beginning of February, the citizens of Loja are already beginning to see this month from the perspective of the tourist offer for the carnival holiday, especially in relation to local planning.
At the parish level, an economic reactivation is aspired to, but like the tourism sector, the provisions of the cantonal COE were expected to define the activities that they will present for the 2022 carnivals.
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Frans Obaco, president of the Provincial Chamber of Tourism (Captur) of Loja, indicated that they are waiting for the second half of February to analyze the situation in the face of the measures that could be taken from the national COE, since in these two years of pandemic decisions have been made in eve of a holiday period.
They are also attentive to the behavior of the new increase in infections until the middle of the month, to make a firm decision on tourist activities. At the moment, the sector is preparing for the holiday without expecting a high flow of tourism and rather with programs of a domestic nature to attract an internal flow in the city and province, since they are unaware of the decisions and suggestions that the authorities are going to make. nationals before the holiday.
Obaco confessed the existing concern in the sector, taking into account that, although in January there are low levels of tourist flow, the change has been impressive in relation to December 2021, now registering a maximum of 3% movement for tourism. For this reason, he considers it necessary to reactivate activities on the next carnival holiday.
Within the resolutions, the local board established to maintain the restriction so that all lines of business operate until 11:59 p.m., with the request for a vaccination card for those who wish to enter the premises.
Based on this, the representatives of the association of bars, restaurants and nightclubs of the city of Loja considered themselves harmed by the measure, since many months have passed since they have not been able to work or have only partially done so.
According to the records of the reports of the Risk Management Service, Loja counted 17,735 infections confirmed with a PCR test until February 1 of this year. A month earlier, on January 1, it had 12,753 infected, that is, there was an increase of 39.07%. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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