Salvarezza: the city has an “attitude close to …

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Roberto Salvarezza, denounced the authorities in Buenos Aires for their “position” in the face of the new restrictions announced by the national government to stop the spread of the virus and said it was “not very understandable” “Close” to that seen with “(Jair) Bolsonaro in Brazil or (Donald) Trump in the United States”.

“Managing the pandemic in ideological terms is very complicated”, he felt after warning that “the city government should apply the restrictions” because otherwise “it will lead to the collapse of the health system”.

“The position of the municipal government “in the face of the restrictions, which hardened last week after announcing with a ruling – signed by relatives and friends of its officials – that it was unaware of the existence of a national DNU, then failed to comply with a ruling federal government which left the previous one ineffective and ultimately maintained that classes continue in person until the court decides, “It’s not very understandable.”

“In the first wave it was managed within normal parameters, but now it takes an attitude close to what we saw with Bolsonaro in Brazil or Trump in the United States.“Said Salvarezza.

The minister warned against the “explosive cocktail” that the country is going through, alluding to the epidemiological situation, with “an assessment of infections, intensive therapy above the levels reached in the first wave, more contagious variants and a health system that is much more stressed “.

In the face of this, the official said, it will be crucial “what will happen in the next three or four days”, where the contagion curve and the continuity of the measures which govern until April 30 will have to be re-analyzed. “If the curve continues to rise and the stress on the health system increases, it will obviously be necessary to take more restrictions”, anticipated in this regard this Sunday in statements to Uncover radio.

Finally, he expressed his support for a possible articulation between the public and private health system. “It’s a long way to go and the experience of the pandemic, if we are smart, will lead us to rearm the health system towards a more coherent, more cohesive system,” he concluded.