After an internal debate, the government decided to reduce flights to Europe, the United States, Brazil and other countries by 10 to 30%.

As the health situation in several countries in the region worsens, the government will reduce the number of flights authorized to Europe, Brazil, Chile, United States, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama. The constraints that now govern are added to those already in force since February and the new This measure, which has been evaluated for days, caused differences within the Cabinet, not least because of the level of restriction. It was set on Friday night after a meeting chaired by the president Alberto Fernandez.

At the Ministry of Health, there are the concern about the entry of Covid-19 mutations which circulate in a community manner in other latitudes, in particular in Brazil, which in recent days has exceeded 2,300 deaths per day and faces an overwhelmed health system. In Argentina, the number of cases remains stable and there is no community circulation of the new strains. But dose availability is low and the vaccination rate is low: so far only 4 percent of the population has been vaccinated. Added to this scenario is the fact that there is no certainty as to the effectiveness of the vaccines applied to combat the most recent and unknown variants of the virus.

Although concerned about the potential health situation, Alberto Fernández is very attentive to the economic situation and social humor. In this sense he said his ministers on Friday that his intention is to limit as few activities as possible in the current health context, and bet on raising public awareness to prevent coronavirus infections and the entry of new strains. “The president wants all the measures to be in line with the non-restriction of economic and social activities”, explained an official source in dialogue with this media.

In this sense, the increase in the decrease in the number of flights to certain foreign destinations has been axis of divergence during the meeting of the vaccination committee which took place on Friday at Casa Rosada, lead by Alberto Fernandez in the presence of the Chief of Staff, Santiago Cafiero; the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, and your peers in safety, Sabina Frederic; interior, Eduardo De Pedro; defense, Agustín Rossi; social development, Daniel Arroyo; Foreign Affairs, Felipe Solá; carriage, Mario Meoni; Tourism and sports, Matías Lammens; the legal and technical secretary, Vilma Ibarra; and presidential advisers Cecilia Nicolini Yes Alejandro Grimson.

As he was able to rebuild Infobae, a government sector, led by Health, considered the reduction of thefts as an appropriate method to prevent the local health situation from worsening, taking into account that The arrival of the second wave, which is already hitting other countries, is imminent, and there is a risk that new Covid-19 mutations will enter. Others resisted the new restrictions payable the complicated economic situation in Argentina, largely due to the total slowdown in activities during the months of the extensive quarantine last year.

The debate extended in time the definition of the details, which until Friday evening was not closed. Finally, it was decided to reduce the frequencies according to percentages, according to the assessment of the situation in each country. For now, the flights to Mexico, Europe, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Chile will be reduced by 30%; in Brazil 20%; and the United States 10%.

The flight limits that now govern are added to those which were already in force since February, which consisted of a 30% reduction in flights to the United States, Europe and Mexico and a 50% reduction to Brazil. As precised, the figures and the destinations can be updated according to the health evolution of each country.

In the document to which he had access Infobae, it is established that the National Directorate of Migration, National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) and Ministry of Health They will determine the flight schedules and the number of passengers who will enter the country by flights from these countries.

The measure, official sources announced to this media, will be accompanied by a new awareness campaign, which would begin next week, to alert the population to the imminence of a second wave. In particular, the focus will be on preventing contagion and discouraging travel abroad. During this time it became clear that for the moment The borders of the Argentines will not be blocked, as had slipped the Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Daniel Gollán; and the total restriction on the entry of foreign tourists will be maintained.

Along with the administrative decision on borders and flights in the pandemic, the government issued the decree with the further extension of the Preventive and Compulsory Social Distancing (DISPO), What It will be in effect from Saturday March 13 to April 9 and will not include changes from the previous rule. The government is committed to speeding up the vaccination rate and limiting social and economic activities as little as possible.

As reported by the Ministry of Health, the number of people vaccinated with the first dose reached 1,809,078 people and 406,095 already had the second dose. A total of 3,418,965 vaccines were distributed to the provinces. Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours, there were 7,849 cases. In total, since the arrival of the coronavirus in the country, 2,185,747 people have been infected, there are 157,303 confirmed active cases and yesterday there were 86 deaths from Covid-19. A total of 53,578 deaths have been reported in the country from this reason.

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