Cinemas, casinos and restaurants open while theaters, cabarets and gyms remain closed or with strict protocols. During the latest updates of the Step by Step Plan, the Government gave the go-ahead that both casinos and cinemas will start operating from phase 2 and 3 respectively.
The nightly entertainment shops are still waiting for their turn to reopen to the public, having been unable to work for almost a year and today, being considered in phase 5 to return to service. 50% lowered their curtains permanently, more than 1,500 stores closed.
The president of the National Association of Night Tourism and Entertainment Entrepreneurs, Fernando Bórquez mentioned that not even in phase 4 they can open.
From the world of gyms, the picture is similar. Although they can open from phase 3 with a maximum hour of stay in the premises and 1 person for every 10 meters in closed spaces.
The Gymnasium Association did not want to comment on this since they are in full dialogue with the Government to analyze their situation and opt for changes in their protocols that benefit them.
Meanwhile, the Undersecretariat of Tourism in conjunction with the Ministry of Economy, launched a Subsidy to favor micro and small companies by injecting a total of 55,000 million in the sector since there are more than 600 thousand jobs and 175 thousand companies that They run the risk of getting lost given the lack of tourists according to figures that the entity manages.
In conversation with Radio Bío Bío, the Undersecretary of Tourism, José Luis Uriarte referred to the crisis that the sector is experiencing and how the subsidy comes to give a little air.
According to Anetur, few businesses can benefit from the Par de Industrias Creativas subsidy launched by the Ministry, Therefore, they make a call to study again and talk about the operation according to the phase, since otherwise, the 750 members that remain will not survive the pandemic.
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