Julio 10, 2020 – 06:17 p. m.
Drafting of El País – Palmira
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The Florida City Hall announced a vast package of measures Friday to contain the increase in cases of covid-19.
The municipality decreed the orange alert, and, in addition, declared a period of quarantine additional to that established by the National Government, from July 13 to 26.
Alexánder Orozco, mayor of Florida, during a live broadcast, announced the total closure of the business and clarified that only drugstores, supermarkets, market places, banks and bank branches may operate.
“These establishments will work with the application of the bill and certificate, in addition to the due biosecurity protocols such as taking temperature at the entrance and the mandatory use of face masks and hand washing,” he said.
As for fast food outlets and restaurants, he said that they can only operate under the domicile modality.
He also said that the “peak and schedule” measure is maintained, as established.
Also read: In Palmira, more than 4,000 appearances have been imposed since the beginning of the quarantine.
Florida also enacted a dry law and curfew from July 13-26. These will run from Monday to Friday from 6:00 pm
“The situation of people working in Cali and Palmira will be taken into account, but on Saturdays and Sundays the curfew will begin to operate from 1:00 pm,” he stressed.
Orozco added that the practice of any sport and physical activity in the population is also suspended.
He argued that the inter-municipal transport that covers the Cali-Palmira route and the municipal public service, such as motorcars and taxis, will only be able to operate with 50% of their quota and complying with biosafety protocols, in addition to the peak and ID.
The mayor reported that the Municipal Administration building will close its doors and officials will work under the telework modality.
Police inspections, family police stations and the Ministry of Finance are excepted from this provision.
“We have requested the departmental government to increase our public force in order to continue with the control operations, which will now be carried out in different sectors of the municipality. The Police will demand the use of masks and will not allow group meetings or parties” , emphasized the Mayor.
He reiterated that failure to comply with these decisions will generate sanctions in accordance with the provisions of the law
“We know that this situation is not easy due to the lack of discipline of some merchants, the lack of culture of some citizens and the irresponsibility in general that has caused the increase in covid-19 cases. This forces the administration to take measures, with a only objective: to safeguard the life of the inhabitants of the municipality of Florida, “he said.
As of this Friday morning, Florida had 127 positive cases and seven people died from the disease. However, 45 patients have overcome the virus.
The health authorities of the town expressed their concern because the level of occupation of the ICU in the department is 90%, therefore, in the event that any citizen of the municipality requires to be transferred to Cali, he may not be admitted, as currently It happens with the city of Palmira, which sent them a statement informing them that they will only receive patients from the Villa de las Palmas.
“Patients from the region will not be admitted to Palmira, they will have to be referred to Cali and it will depend on the ICU beds available in Cali. The situation in the department, mainly in Florida and Pradera and municipalities around the capital, It is serious. For this reason, the Mayor was forced to decide that we discipline ourselves and avoid getting infected, “said Carlos Andrés Salazar, manager of the crazy hospital, Benjamín Barney Gasca,
For his part, the Government Secretary, Iván Cerón, reported that a rigorous control plan will be implemented in the town’s market square, as well as at the entrance and exit of the municipality and throughout the municipal seat.
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