The government will tighten controls at Easter, but bets on an economic injection for tourism

While setting the details of the resolution that will impose new restrictions on flights to and from overseas, at Casa Rosada they look askance at a crossroads that the management of Alberto Fernandez will have in a few days: allow the movement of people at Easter to reactivate the economy, despite health complications it could increase the flow of people before the imminent arrival of the second wave of coronavirus infections.

To the government, they assure that they will strengthen controls to avoid overflows in tourist centers but accept that they will not hinder the movement of people between the provinces to support tourist and commercial activity. “This may be the last big positive effect of the economy before the possible second wave”, they recognize in the Casa Rosada.

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It is for this reason that so far the measures the government plans to implement have focused on borders and discouraging flights to and from abroad. In fact, Legal and Technical Secretary Vilma Ibarra is working on the details of the new restrictions, which would require those who do to pay for the PCR test upon their return and carry out a 14-day quarantine.

Holy Week will be celebrated between Saturday March 27 and Monday April 5 and the government knows that there will be a significant mobilization of populations on the Atlantic coast, in the south and in the north of the country. To the Ministry of Tourism of the Nation which directs Matias Lammens boast of having had a “positive” summer season with an economic movement of 200 million dollars without having had strong shoots.

The government’s decision is to support the slight economic recovery in April and that is why it will maintain free movement in the country despite the increase in cases and the risk of massive movements of people. In an election year, the pocket will be the key to defining the contest at the polls and Alberto Fernández is aware of the problem.

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Beyond that, the provinces will be asked that during the long weekend go the extra mile to monitor quarantine compliance. In fact, Migrations has made available an online dashboard with movement data, jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

At the meeting held Monday by Eduardo Wado de Pedro (Interio); Mario Meoni (transport) and Sabina Frederic (security) with the governors of the provinces with border crossings, it was decided to increase the border controls with other countries. Particular attention will be paid to the epidemiological situation in Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.

Among other issues, the implementation of the current security corridors for the re-entry of Argentines from abroad, 70% of whom reside in the city of Buenos Aires and in the province, was assessed. According to immigration records, there are currently 27,000 Argentines abroad that other strains, such as Manaus or South Africa, could introduce into the country. This is the problem that worries Casa Rosada the most.

The Ministry of Transport works during these hours to order the flights to ensure the return of Argentines abroad in an orderly and safe manner.

Delays in the vaccination plan forced the government to take further restrictive measures. So far, according to the latest data from the Public Vaccination Monitor, 3,240,731 million doses have been applied, of which 2,618,750 are component one and 621,981 are component two.