RS remains black flag until March 21, confirms government | Rio Grande do Sul

“Looking at the experiences in the UK, Portugal and Germany, we see that, as a general rule, it took three weeks to show a substantial reduction in bed occupancy reduction. The intention is to promote better engagement, because if there is no prospects for Exit, there is a strong will to compete in certain segments to return to something close to normality ”, says Leite.

• RS has almost 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 in a week; 167 deaths were recorded in 24 hours.

The government also tightened the black flag health protocols by extending the bans. Among them, access to the sea and water sports on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul.

As of Monday (8), it will also be The trade of non-essential items in supermarkets is prohibited.. Each establishment can restrict access, cover or remove products.

“We expect not only a competitive issue, a balance of competition, in which some supermarkets can open and others cannot, but also reduce circulation. Supermarkets are open to food, hygiene. Non-essential products should not be used. Commercialize ”, adds the governor.

The government also plans, in the next few days, to launch a portal to concentrate complaints of non-compliance with sanitary measures. In addition, the state communication team will support the municipalities in the preparation of security bulletins.

Relief project in small municipalities

The State Health Department (SES) also takes up the “Chamar192” project, which seeks to bring the emergency and emergency telephone service to the 497 cities of the state. According to SES, 226 smaller municipalities do not have this coverage.

To encourage the service, the government intends to pay R $ 15,000 for membership and R $ 30,000 in financing for each municipality that joins the project with the hiring of at least one driver and a nursing technician or rescuer.

“There is no need to follow Samu’s rules, which is more rigid. In this case, we ask that you have at least one driver on duty and one nursing technician. If it is necessary to transfer with a doctor or nurse, depending on the severity, the regulation will indicate the closest service ”, explains secretary Arita Bergmann.

According to SES, 50 municipalities have already joined.

The governor also confirmed that he has already formalized his intention to acquire vaccines from three companies: Jansen, Pfizer and União Química (Sputnik V). However, he points out that the manufacturers themselves prioritize contracting with the federal governments.

The problem, according to Leite, is not only to acquire new doses, but to accelerate distribution to the country.

“There are already 450 million doses purchased, which can reach 600 million, but the majority arrive in the second half. It is important for the government to mobilize internationally. It is not just buying doses, it is guaranteeing the anticipation of the delivery schedule, “he asks.

Leite also stated that 220 adult ICU beds that had not been extended by the Ministry of Health will be funded by the state. THE the daily cost is R $ 1.6 thousand per bed.

“The economy suffers, and I know it. We are doing everything possible for a recovery to move forward and for some sectors to feel less. But lives will not recover afterwards. The world has gone through pandemics, wars, recession, but it has risen again.” , I note. “We will have two weeks of greater restrictions so that later we can migrate to less restrictive protocols and seek a return of economic activities with a lower contagion rate. But we need to follow a stricter protocol. It will be worth preserving lives that can be conserved,” he concluded Read.