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SOROCABA – The municipalities of the north coast of São Paulo decided this Monday 28, stay in the yellow phase of the São Paulo Plan, freeing up commerce and beaches with the turn of the year. The state plan provides for the return of the entire state of São Paulo to the red phase, the most restrictive, from zero hour from January 1 to January 3, 2021. According to the São Paulo government, the measure is necessary to contain the spread. of the virus, which refilled hospitals in most regions of the state.
The decisions not to follow the state rule were announced on Monday by the municipalities of Ubatuba, São Sebastião, Ilhabela and Caraguatatuba. “Each municipality decided individually taking into account its reality. We have a low number of covid-19 and only 12% occupancy of ICU beds, ”said the mayor of São Sebastião, Felipe Augusto (PSDB).
The city had already rejected the recommendations of the Covid-19 Contingency Center and remained in the yellow phase between December 25 and 27. Due to non-compliance, São Sebastião was one of the 19 cities of São Paulo notified by the Secretariat of Regional Development, with a request for action from the São Paulo Public Ministry. “We are awaiting notification and will respond. At the moment, we do not have numbers (of cases) to close everything, but if the situation changes, we will close it, ”Augusto said.
The mayor of Ubatuba, Délcio Sato (PSD), announced his permanence in the yellow phase after meeting with the elected mayor, Flávia Pascoal (PL). The trade will run until 11 pm. “There are no plans to close the beaches, but we remember again that, as it is a contagious disease, it depends on the common sense of the people to collaborate to prevent its spread, avoiding crowds,” said the mayor. The city has 40% of ICU beds occupied. On Saturday (26), death number 47 was registered.
The city of Caraguatatuba reported that the economic recovery commission understood that the ideal was to limit the operation of the business only between 8 pm on December 31 and 12 noon on January 1. The rest of the days, the establishments in general will operate 12 hours a day, until 11 at night. Under the state plan, only essential services would work.
The beaches will be cleared, but the shows and traditional fireworks at the turning point remain canceled. “Our decisions, since the beginning of the pandemic, have been technical in nature and we will keep them that way. We must assure the population that we will spare no effort to continue maintaining the balance between saving lives and strengthening the city’s commerce, ”the city said in a statement.
Beaches. On the southern coast, the prefectures of Praia Grande and Peruíbe also announced the release of the beaches on New Year’s Eve, despite a recommendation to the contrary from the Council for the Promotion of Baixada Santista (Condesb) and the state government, due to the increase in covid-19 cases. . The municipalities affirm that they do not have the resources to prevent tourists from entering without the support of the Military Police. Starting at midnight on Thursday (31), the region must return to the red phase of the São Paulo Plan.
The city of Peruíbe reported that its beaches are long and the formation of barriers to prevent access would only be possible with the support of the Military Police, which was not guaranteed by the state government. The same argument was used by the municipality of Praia Grande. According to the municipality, new measures should be announced in the coming days. The fireworks display on the shift remains suspended.
In Santos, São Vicente and Guarujá, access to the beaches will be blocked on December 31 and January 1. According to the mayor of Santos, Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSDB), the measure aims to avoid year-end tourists who go to the beach at the turn of the year. In São Vicente, parking on the promenade will also be prohibited. The cities will also have sanitary barriers at the main entrances to prevent the entry of vans and buses with daytime tourists.
government. The Secretary of Regional Development, Marco Vinholi, said that the prerogative to open or close the border is municipal, but the rules regarding trade must be complied with. “We have 2,300 public security men on the coast with contingents to support the actions of the municipalities,” he said about the complaints about the lack of police support for the barriers in Praia Grande and Peruíbe. According to Vinholi, the responsibility and mobilization of these managers are essential to face the pandemic.
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