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A group of people gathered in a plaza on the beach in broken canoe, in Aracati, had to be dispersed with pepper spray by agents of the Military Police, at dawn this Sunday (1st). The case occurred on Broadway Street, the most famous tourist destination. Since the region was reopened to visit tourists exactly two months ago, reports of crowds there are recurring.
A resident of the city, who did not want to be identified, said that the concentration in the place occurred around 12:20 am, after the closure of commercial establishments. Participants i didn’t wear a mask and, according to him, the military police used pepper spray to keep the group away.
In a note, the Ceará Military Police (PMCE) confirmed that the compositions of the Tourist Surveillance Battalion (Bptur) were summoned by the Aracati Municipal Guard to disperse an agglomeration on the beach. After the first exit, according to the agents who responded to the incident, part of the people would have regrouped in the square. breaking the order.
“Faced with the act of disobedience, the MPs who responded to the act used an Instrument of Less Offensive Potential (IMPO) to end the crowding. There were no injuries in the action. and no one was taken to the Municipal Police ”, adds the statement.
According to the municipal decree of Aracati, commercial activities are allowed until 11 at night and food outside the home, until 0 in the morning, on the beaches and tourist sites of the city. However, the operation of bars and events in closed environments is still prohibited by state decree.
Polls
Requested by the Verdes Mares System, the Aracati City Council states that, during this weekend, the Municipal Health Secretariat is carrying out various actions in the mobilization and awareness of tourists and residents in Canoa Quebrada.
Inns and hotels have been visited, in alliance with the State Health Surveillance, to verify whether the measures and recommendations for individual and collective protection are being met. This Sunday, Broadway Street should also be sanitized.
“In general, restaurants and inns are complying with the determinations of municipal and state decrees, however, a portion of tourists ends up causing crowds at times during the night,” says management.
Canoa Quebrada hotel occupancy is at 93%, between October 30 and November 2, according to a survey by the Department of Tourism of Ceará (Setur). It is the third highest rate in the state, only behind Jericoacoara and Flecheiras / Mundaú, whose networks are 100% occupied.
Contamination
According to the coronavirus bulletin from the Aracati City Council, the city has already confirmed 2,086 cases of Covid-19 and 54 deaths from the disease; 2,020 people are cured. According to the Secretary of State for Health (Sesa), the city has an incidence of 2,558.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The latest epidemiological bulletin from Sesa, published on Friday (30), revealed an 8.3% increase in the number of new cases in the Aracati Decentralized Health Area, which also includes the municipalities of Fortim, Itaiçaba and Icapuí. Between October 4 and 10, there were 12 new cases. Between 11 and 17, there were 13. No deaths were recorded in the two intervals.
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