The postponement of the reopening of the Pino Hachado border crossing generated concern in the tourism and trade sector of the La Araucanía Region, even if recognize the relevance of the measure adopted by the Ministry of Health before the circulation of the omicron variant.
In addition to Pino Hachado, the postponement affected the land border crossings of Chacalluta (Arica and Parinacota), Agua Negra (Coquimbo), Cardenal Samoré (Los Lagos) and Dorotea (Magallanes).
Gustavo Valenzuela, President of the Temuco Chamber of Commerce regretted the postponement and pointed out that “given the economic integration with Argentina is a very important step,” so considered “relevant that it can be reopened for commercial exchange”.
“We know that this decision is made by the health authority to not to continue with the increase in infections that our neighboring country has had especially“, which has registered” a tremendous outbreak with almost 50 thousand infections a day, “he said.
Aníbal Gutiérrez, President of Hotelga de La Araucanía, indicated, for his part, that “the authorities have decreed this and there is nothing left but to comply“, so they will focus on” local, regional and national passengers “who can visit” the great beauties that we have in the La Araucanía Region. ”
El Paso Los Libertadores, in the Valparaíso Region, will be authorized with the requirement of a negative PCR 72 hours before the trip and the taking of a new test, antigens, when entering the country, in addition to the approval of vaccines, insurance doctor and a seven-day quarantine for people who do not have the mobility pass with the booster dose.
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