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The government of São Paulo announced on Friday (11) the reduction of the operating hours of the bars and the extension of the operating hours of the shopping centers as a measure to try to contain the advance of coronavirus cases throughout the state.
The bars, which previously could operate until 10 p.m., are expected to close at 8 p.m. Restaurants and convenience stores can stay open until 10 pm, but must stop serving alcoholic beverages at 8 pm. The shopping centers will have the period of operation extended from 10 hours to 12 hours, to avoid crowds in year-end purchases.
The new rules were published at an early afternoon press conference by Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn. They It will come into effect as of this Saturday (12) and will have a validity period of 30 days, extendable.
The government announcement comes at a time when the state of São Paulo is increase in new admissions, new cases and deaths from Covid-19. (Look down)
Despite the measures, the management of João Doria (PSDB) did not modify the classification of any region in the São Paulo Plan for economic relaxation. Since November 30, the entire state is in the yellow phase of the proposal.
- The bars start working until 8 pm and no more until 10 pm
- Restaurants can open until 10 p.m. M., But they must stop serving alcoholic beverages at 8 pm. M.
- Convenience stores are also expected to stop selling alcoholic beverages at 8 p.m.
- Shopping centers, which in the yellow phase could only operate until 10 am, will be able to operate until 12 pm to avoid crowds due to Christmas shopping.
“We saw that it was very important to make an adjustment in the yellow phase to expand the operation of the trade from 10 to 12 hours, maintaining the capacity of 40%. It was a technical decision between health and commerce so that we can attend to the need for greater spacing between people, avoid crowds, so that everyone can have their needs satisfied at the end of the year, but with responsibility, safely, ”said the Secretary of Economic Development , Patricia Ellen.
The state of Sao Paulo shows an upward trend in deaths from Covid-19 seven days in a row. This Friday (11), the total number of deaths reached 43,802 and that of confirmed cases, 1,325,162.
The daily moving average of deaths, which considers the record of the last 7 days, is 145 this Friday. The value is 28% higher than that registered 14 days ago, which for experts indicates an upward trend. The daily moving average of cases, on the other hand, is 7,002, a value 50% higher than that registered 14 days ago.
According to the state government, new suspected or confirmed Covid-19 admissions also continue to rise. The occupancy rate for ICU beds reached 64.4% in Greater São Paulo It’s in 58.4% not been this Friday. However, several cities in the state have already recorded an ICU bed occupancy rate of over 80%.
The government has said it will expand the number of new beds for patients diagnosed with the disease by 2,000.
“An important piece of news is the maintenance, the guarantee of 2 thousand beds of the SUS ICU for this confrontation. Remembering that at the pre-pandemic moment, the Health Department had 3.5 thousand ICU beds. This number increased to 8, 5,000 ICU beds, plus a 140% increase. Of these 8,500 beds, 2,000 are not authorized by the Ministry of Health ”, said Eduardo Ribeiro, Executive Secretary of Health.
“So, the announcement of the São Paulo state government today is that it will guarantee the operation of these 2,000 beds for the care of Covid patients,” he added.
Last week, Medina recommended that the population avoid the Christmas festivities that bring together more than ten people.
Less than 20 days before Christmas, thousands of people flocked to the roads of Brás, in the center of São Paulo, on Wednesday (9).
Bras has the second highest mortality rate from Covid-19 in São Paulo
The popular commerce region has a rate of 267 deaths from Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, the second highest in the city of São Paulo, only behind Belém, a neighboring district of Brás, in the Eastern Zone (271 deaths from each group of 100 thousand people).
The data is part of a survey conducted by GloboNews and G1 based on data from the Program for the Improvement of Information on Mortality (PRO-AIM) of the Municipal Health Secretariat.
In addition to the queues at the commercial gate, people could be seen walking without a mask or making an incorrect use of it. Street vendors occupy the sidewalks of the highways to be able to sell the merchandise.
The state government says it has increased the number of agents to monitor compliance with the operating rules of establishments and the use of a quarantined mask.
“Health surveillance will surely intensify as of tomorrow, because we as inspectors are observing the great displacement of the population. The state of São Paulo has expanded to about a thousand health agents, in association with the municipalities , and we will be working in the crowds, in the open, in the trade, restaurants, conveniences, ballads, clandestine parties ”, said this Friday María Cristina Megid, director of the Center for Health Surveillance.
According to Megid, the state Sanitary Surveillance carried out 110,000 inspections, with 1,200 evaluations for crowds and non-use of masks.
* Under the supervision of Cíntia Acayaba
