The health emergency lasts until 31 …

Last night, the national government extended the health emergency until December 31, by Decree 167, published today in the Official Journal. At a meeting that took place yesterday at Casa Rosada, new restrictions were defined, reflected in this decree. The government will cut flights to various countries to prevent entry of new strains of coronavirus and tighten controls on those who must travel to comply with the strict seven-day quarantine.. Yesterday’s meeting took place between officials from the Ministry of the Interior, Minister of Health Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matías Lammens, and National Director of Migration, Florencia Carignano. Vizzotti then commented on his concern over the increase in cases in neighboring countries and the new strains circulating around the world.

Flights will be limited to countries most affected by the new strains of the virus. Brazil, the United States, Colombia and Chile, as well as some European countries, would be part of it. “We will again recommend everyone not to travel if it is not essential, if you do not need to travel for work or health”, advanced government. They also explained that “when these people return, they will have to do yes or yes the seven days of quarantine and People who falsify mandatory PCR tests to enter the country will be criminally denounced“.

The extension of the emergency allows the Ministry of Health, depending on the evolution of the epidemiological situation, to Recommend the suspension or reduction of the frequencies of international passenger transport services by air, sea, river and land, as well as the suspension of destinations.

“Indeed, there will be a reduction in the flights that already existed to different places that concern the Ministry of Health. Especially Brazil”, explained Carignanio in dialogue with 750. “We are not going to remove routes, nor to carry out operations. operations, border closures, but we will pay more attention to the entry of Argentines, ”said the director of migration.

Regarding civic responsibility, Carignano pointed out that no matter how much the government recommends people not to travel abroad except by force majeure, Argentines travel the same way and , in many cases do not perform the mandatory quarantine and some even tamper. PCR tests. “We ask that you do not travel to countries where there are different strains and, if you still decide to do so, you will need to do the corresponding quarantine.”

Regarding the fake PCRs, Carignano stressed that “we have filed criminal complaints and they will have to respond. If you don’t want to take care of yourself, that’s fine, but you have to understand that a new strain is entering the country that has no community circulation. “In this line, he indicated that the Minister of Health had asked his peers from different provinces to better control the quarantine after trips abroad.

“Many people entered the country with a negative PCR and yet the virus was detected after five days, so it is important that they quarantine themselves to verify that they do not have a new strain in. their bodies and enter the country, ”said the migration director. The portfolio managed by Vizzotti is on alert since there are currently more than 7,500 Argentines in Brazil who will have to be closely monitored upon their return.

Carignano reported that Chief of Staff Santiago Cafiero wants there to be strict control of those who return and that although for the moment checks by federal forces are hit or miss, they will now demand that the provinces control who people perform the corresponding quarantines. “The police will arrive at the homes of those who have traveled and check that they complete the isolation, as happened at the beginning,” he said.