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The entire State of São Paulo will adopt restrictive measures, going back to the red phase, between December 25 and 27 and January 1 and 3, as announced this Tuesday afternoon by the Secretary of Economic Development, Patricia Ellen. (22) at a press conference at the Coronavirus Contingency Center. Only essential services can work.
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“Our objective is to contain parties and agglomerations,” said the secretary.
In these six days, face-to-face service will be prohibited in shopping centers, stores, concessionaires, offices, bars, restaurants, gyms, beauty salons and cultural events establishments. Pharmacies, markets, bakeries, gas stations, laundries and hotel services are free.
On other days, the entire state remains in the yellow phase.
The region of the city of Presidente Prudente went to the red phase of the São Paulo Plan. It was the only region that officially fell back, in a period not only restricted to parties. The occupancy rate of the ICUs (Intensive Care Units) for covid-19 in the Prudente region is 83.1%, according to government data.
Green phase discarded
Another measure announced is that in January no region of the state will be classified in the green phase. State Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn said that most of the time the state was in the green phase, “having the false impression that green meant freedom, many went out and forgot about the restrictions. They forgot that we were still in quarantine and we did not follow the sanitary norms ”.
The next reclassification of the São Paulo Plan, which regulates flexibility in the state, initially scheduled for January 4, has been postponed to the 7th. The postponement is due to the schedule of meetings scheduled between the state government and the new mayors. taking the 1st. According to the state government, the initiative aims to ensure compliance with the restrictive measures in partnership with the municipalities.
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The state of São Paulo registered 1,398,757 cases on Tuesday and about 45,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. There was a 54% increase in the number of cases in the last four weeks and a 34% increase in deaths.
The measure was announced nine months after the quarantine began in the state. “It’s been nine months, Christmas is coming and I really wanted to be here saying that we can celebrate freely with our families in the streets, in crowds, but that is not the reality,” said Patricia Ellen. “When we see a party, take off your mask, please remember the people closest to you. Be the only one wearing a mask, but lead by example,” said the secretary in a choked voice.
Risk of collapse
The coordinator of the Coronavirus Contingency Center, João Gabbardo, says that the measure will be taken to avoid the risk of a collapse in care. According to him, it is difficult to find available health professionals, which would make it impossible, for example, to create new field hospitals.
Flexibility
Between March and June, state restrictions only increased, until the easing began. On August 21, the State celebrated the fact that it did not have any red area in the 645 municipalities of São Paulo. But starting in September, there was another change in the landscape.
Cases and deaths
The occupancy rate of the state ICU this Tuesday is 61.9%, with an increase to 67% in Greater São Paulo. There are 4,775 hospitalized in the state network in ICU beds and another 6,215 in wards. The data refers to both suspected cases and confirmed coronavirus patients.
The state of São Paulo has counted 1.39 million infected people since the start of the pandemic. So far, there have been 45,395 deaths. In Brazil, confirmed cases exceed 7.26 million, with about 187 thousand deaths.
What to do and what not to do
The use of the mask is essential, in addition to the distance between people. “Avoiding crowds is imperative,” said the Secretary of Health. “People feel in risk-free environments when they visit someone at the home of a friend or relative. They sit together, take off the mask to eat, drink and laugh. And this creates the condition for the transmission of the virus, regardless of the number of people, ”warns Gorinchteyn.
Regardless of the party period, it is important to avoid hugging and kissing. It is also recommended to pay attention to minimal symptoms. Anyone showing signs of the disease should stay home and be observed. If there is no improvement, the orientation is to do the test.
Gabbardo, coordinator of the Coronavirus Contingency Center, condemned the scenes seen at Guarulhos International Airport on Monday, where there was a crowd in the corridors and check-in lines. He criticized the organization of the airport and the airlines. “It is unacceptable,” Gabbardo said. He recommended that travelers evaluate whether the risk of traveling is worth the risk.
Tourists
As Estadão showed last Saturday, the municipalities asked the state government for logistical assistance to avoid crowds and discourage tourists from going round and round. “The proposal of the mayors is to create sanitary barriers in access to cities and the closure of the border on the 31st,” said Marco Vinholi, secretary of Regional Development of the São Paulo government.
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It is planned to measure the temperature of the visitors at the entrance of the city, but not to require proof of ownership in the region or covid test with negative result.
Coast
Cities like Guarujá and Santos usually receive hundreds of thousands of tourists at this time. The mayors of the north coast asked the governor for help to strengthen care at the General Hospital of Caraguatatuba, which is a benchmark in the region. In Ilhabela, a field hospital was installed to receive patients without covid and free hospital beds.
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On Monday (21), the Ministry of Public Security launched Operation Summer + Insurance 2020/2021, which will have the reinforcement of 2,938 military police in 16 municipalities on the south and north coast. “In addition to protecting people by increasing the presence of the police and rescue and rescue actions, typical of firefighters, as it does every year, the Military Police will continue its eminently humanitarian action, guiding people in relation to the measures prevention of coronavirus ”, officially declared Colonel Fernando Alencar Medeiros, commander-in-chief of the Military Police.
