Larreta has confirmed the return to face-to-face classes for the garden and primary

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta held his classic press conference before the end of the restrictions imposed last Friday and facing the new stage with larger openings but the ban on riding between 8 and 6.

As he had assured by suspending face-to-face classes for the past three days, the head of government of Buenos Aires confirmed that on Monday they would open schools so that kindergarten and primary students return in full presence.

“The increase in cases has stopped, the curve has been lowered and a slight decrease can be seen,” Larreta said when speaking of the infections recorded.

The Buenos Aires official explained that “the average number of infections fell from 2,600 to almost 2,400 and the R was below 1”, while stressing the need for a “much more pronounced” drop for move forward in more openings.

Similarly, Larreta confirmed that if the official forecasts are met and that in the next few days the promised 2 million AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive “by mid-June we could have everyone over 18 with essential tasks or risk factors ”.

The head of government confirmed, as was disclosed during the afternoon, that for the secondary the bimodal format will be maintained for the 1st and 2nd, while the 3rd, 4th and 5th will switch to a fully virtual.

“If we manage to reduce the cases, we can maintain these openings and make more. If the situation worsens, we will have to take more restrictive measures again,” he said.