The tightening of the quarantine that President Alberto Fernández ordered in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) contemplates the reinforcement of security operations and new restrictions to limit the movement of people and, therefore, the coronavirus.
The federal forces will expand the presence in the accesses to the Federal Capital and on the highways, while the police of the City and of Buenos Aires will be in charge of the internal patrol in each one of the jurisdictions.
In addition, from 00:00 on Monday, only workers from the 24 essential activities authorized in DNU 297/20 (including cases of force majeure, who must attend to separated relatives, fathers and mothers, etc.) will be authorized to use public transport. .).
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The new security controls:
-Federal forces will take over the controls at the entrances to the Federal Capital, both at tolls and bridges, 24 hours a day.
-There will be only 24 essential activities allowed to control strictly.
-The highway squads of the Gendamería and the Argentine Federal Police will patrol the highways along all their routes.
-The City Police will close some access to the Federal Capital, in General Paz. Federal forces will assist with those tasks.
-Federal forces will also carry out, in places where they have territoriality, patrol with loudspeakers and recorded messages to raise awareness among the population.
-The security forces of the Federal Capital and of the province of Buenos Aires will deal with internal control in the jurisdictions.
-PFA and GNA will continue to work on trains and stations with 1,200 personnel.
-The vehicle will be retained to those who circulate without corresponding permits.
The essentials that may circulate
-Health Personnel, Security Forces, Armed Forces, migratory activity, national meteorological service, firefighters and air traffic control.
-Superior authorities of the national, provincial, municipal and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires governments Workers of the national, provincial, municipal and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires public sector, summoned to guarantee essential activities required by the respective authorities.
-Staff of the current justice services, as established by the competent authorities.
– Foreign diplomatic and consular staff accredited to the Argentine government, within the framework of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the staff of international organizations accredited to the Argentine government, of the Red Cross and White Helmets.
-People who must assist others with disabilities; family members needing assistance; older people; boys, girls and adolescents.
-People who must attend to a situation of force majeure.
-People affected to the performance of funeral services, burials and cremations. In such a framework, activities that signify meeting of people are not authorized.
-People affected to the attention of school canteens, community canteens and picnic areas.
-Personal who works in audiovisual, radio and graphic communication services.
-Personal affected to public works.
-Wholesale and retail supermarkets and proximity retail stores. Pharmacy. Hardware stores. Veterinary. Bottle provision.
-Food industries, their production chain and supplies; personal hygiene and cleanliness; of medical equipment, medicines, vaccines and other sanitary supplies.
-Activities related to the production, distribution and commercialization of agriculture and fishing.
-Telecommunications activities, fixed and mobile internet and digital services.
-Deferrable activities linked to foreign trade.
-Collection, transport and treatment of urban solid waste, dangerous and pathogenic.
-Maintenance of basic services (water, electricity, gas, communications, etc.) and emergency care.
-Public transport of passengers, transport of merchandise, oil, fuels and LPG.
-Home delivery of food, medicines, hygiene products, cleaning products and other necessary supplies.
-Laundry services.
-Post and parcel distribution services.
-Essential surveillance, cleaning and guard services.
-Minimum guards to ensure the operation and maintenance of Oil and Gas Fields, Oil and gas treatment and / or refining plants, transportation and distribution of electrical energy, liquid fuels, oil and gas, fuel vending stations and power generators electric.
-Members of the Mint, ATM services, transportation of flows and all those activities that the Central Bank has essential to guarantee the operation of the payment system.
