Social gatherings are concerned and the government is analyzing measures for after Easter

Axel Kicillof’s decision to suspend evening activities and limit social gatherings did not surprise Casa Rosada. Beyond that, he had warned that he would take restrictive measures, the governor of Buenos Aires went ahead to the first tool that the Alberto Fernández administration would use after Easter if the contagion curve continues to increase.

The confirmation that in Argentina there is already community transmission of the new strains triggered government alarms, where private parties and gatherings at home are viewed with particular concern. They are, as assessed during the meeting with the expert committee on health chaired this Monday by the chief of staff, Santiago Cafiero, and the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, the main cause of contagion since it does not contemplate the protocols and implies a relaxation on the part of the people.

The analysis carried out during the Casa Rosada summit revealed exhaust the instances to raise awareness, with massive media campaigns, but with the premise of monitoring “minute by minute” and reassessing the post-Easter situation.

“Changing now, when it is almost Easter, can be detrimental because the worst measure is one that is not followed. But If the contagion curve continues, there won’t be too many options», Evaluated one of the people present at the meeting in the room Eva Perón.

The closure of activities ordered by Kicillof between 2 and 6 a.m. and the limit of 10 people maximum for social gatherings are two measures that the government welcomes. In fact, as he said Bugle, the Casa Rosada demanded more initiative from the governors and “shared” the political costs represented by the closures, therefore actions like that of the president of Buenos Aires, or that of his peers. Jorge Capitanich (Chaco) and Ricardo quintela (La Rioja) who also made decisions, was highlighted in Balcarce 50.

The city is a special case. Not only because of the political differences, which have gradually become more pronounced since the withdrawal of funds from the co-participation ordered by Fernández, but also because of the position of the head of government of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, not to do of changes. Anyway, in Nación, they think that if the scenario gets complicated, the mayor will be “forced by reality” to change his strategy.

The expert committee, made up of Angela Gentile, Gustavo Lopardo, Pedro Cahn, Javier Fariña, Pablo Bonvehí and Tomás Orduna, advised government officials to step up messages that call for individual responsibility.

On the side of the national government, the philosopher Alejandro grimson and the secretary of media and public communication, Francisco meritello, took note of the request and began to work on a discursive line that, again, makes personal care the primary tool in infection prevention.

Within the government, they assert, in agreement with what the specialists raised on Monday, that “the activities with protocols do not imply greater risks”, and therefore reject the measures which affect the industry, the production and the trade. They won’t say it publicly, but low in government they admit that the economic context and the state’s inability to cope with the disbursement of subsidies such as IFE and ATP also influence this decision.

In this sense, even Pedro Cahn, one of the most rigorous of last year when he claims hard isolation, in this context says “it is not necessary” to go back to phase 1.

In this line, the decision not to close tourism for the long weekend was entered. Matias Lammens, Minister of the region, and Mario meoni (Transports) have transmitted tranquility to their sectors, overwhelmed by the economic crisis, but they have increased the demand for them to strengthen care and protocols. “If done well, tourism is not a problemThis was the message they heard from the sanitaristas.

The challenge in the task of raising awareness of people proposed by government officials has to do with the social wear and tear implied by the extended quarantine that Argentina recorded in 2020, but at the same time the exhaustion of certain sectors due to delays in the vaccination plan.

This is not, according to three interlocutors present at the meeting, the assessment made by the health workers. “They highlighted the progress of the vaccination plan and that Argentina is among the 20 countries that have received the most vaccines, ”said one of them.

There are expectations for the talks that Vizzotti and Cecilia Nicolini, the president’s off-road adviser, but which in recent days have started to build direct bridges with vice-president Cristina Kirchner, are having with Russia to speed up the finish. of more doses.