Prolonged quarantine could be prevented by previous measures, taken responsibly, and the extension “dictated” from Bucharest, as a form of tutelary decision “from the center”, denotes the fact that the opinion of the “province” is no longer taken into account, he stated, on Sunday evening, the Liberal deputy from Timiş, Marilen Pirtea.
His intervention follows the decision taken by Order of the Head of the Department for Emergency Situations, to extend the zonal quarantine imposed on Timişoara and the four peri-urban communes, by another 72 hours.
“The quarantine imposed for two weeks, in Timişoara and the neighboring localities, did not have the desired results, on the contrary, the infection rate increased, and in Timişoara it created large discrepancies between the private and the state environment, having as ‘victims’ The HoReCa sector and the education system, the ‘dictated’ extension in Bucharest, as a form of ‘center’ tutelary decision, makes us wonder why the opinion of the ‘province’ is still needed. “Whatever the reasons, we believe in the rigor of preventive measures applied responsibly by the authorities, not in the coercion of quarantine, as a final measure. Decisions must not be affected by political interference and bias,” said Marilen. Pirtea, in a post on Facebook.
He says that during this difficult period, the Liberals came up with solutions to avoid disaster in these areas, but which were not taken into account by the local administration.
“Now, when there was an acute need for radical decisions, we are in the situation where the highest representative of the municipality (mayor Dominic Fritz – no.) Abstained from voting (in the meeting of the County Committee for Emergency Situations on Saturday, regarding I proposed adjusting the VAT for the food industry, with delivery from 9% to 5%, a measure meant to support the HoReCa industry, one of the most affected sectors of the economy during the pandemic, I proposed the introduction of rapid antigen tests SARS-CoV-2 for restaurant customers, but also for educational staff, and now, after lifting the restrictions, we find out that still, in the localities from Timiş with an infection rate over 6 per thousand inhabitants, the courses will also take place online “, details Pirtea.
The deputy emphasizes that the effects of the 2020 pandemic, which continues in 2021, are like an economic cataclysm through the particularly wide consequences they can produce, culminating in a more severe economic contraction than during the crisis of ten years ago.
“In the face of this situation, we must not only have as a weapon of defense only the observance of measures of social distancing, hygiene, vaccination or, finally, quarantine, but also a responsible administrative-territorial organization, which will take the most effective decisions, only for the benefit of the community “, points out Pirtea.
The Liberal Deputy Mayor of Timişoara, Cosmin Tabără, stated, in the same context, also in a post on Facebook, that “it is time to be left to decide alone. Always, others try to decide for us. If Bucharest wants to help us, to finance with money for ATI beds, to distribute much more vaccines for this deeply affected area, to finance the hospitals in relation to the financial contribution of our county. Enough, to always decide our fate in Bucharest “.
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