Minimize the social and economic impact of the “tsunami” of infections
To try to minimize the social and economic impact of the increase in infections, governments seek a balance. USA took the initiative by shortening the quarantines to five days from the initial 10 when they saw that many of their planes were left on the ground due to the lack of pilots to fly them, infected with coronavirus and locked in their quarantine.
In Belgium, the government reversed its decision to close theaters, cinemas and concert halls, after being overruled by the courts on Tuesday and following a large protest in the capital.
In ChinaThe authorities of the city of Xian, of 13 million inhabitants and confined for a week, admitted that they were having problems to guarantee the supply due to the “low number of workers and the logistical and distribution difficulties”.
In SpainIn addition to reducing the quarantine in asymptomatic positives to 7 days, in search of a balance between “public health” and “economic growth”, different autonomies ask their citizens for self-management in the Covid tests and in the relevant care.
ArgentinaLike the US, he said that his “concern is not so much the health system, as it was before, but rather that there is an economic impact due to the isolations,” according to its health minister, Carla Vizzotti, reports Afp.
In France, the government did not immediately comment on the quarantine, but ordered the companies to impose at least three days of teleworking per week. In addition, as of Friday, the mask will be mandatory outdoors in Paris.
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