On Thursday, Mayor Sergio Giacaman asked the Government to evaluate the idea of ​​issuing permits to visit relatives during National Holidays in the Bío Bío, which caused the inconvenience of La Moneda.

But the regional chief garnered various supports. Not only did Jacqueline Van Rysselberghe come out to defend him, but this Saturday she coined the accolade from entrepreneurs in the region.

“The productive unions and business organizations of the Bío Bío region express our support transversal to the mayor Sergio Giacaman “, departed a public statement issued before noon.

In his opinion, the approach of not applying the plan is sensible Stay in your house in the communes with quarantine in the area.

Therefore they said that reject “the position of the central government not to welcome or value regional opinions ”.

“We express our deep concern about the implementation of these measures since we consider that may be an error and a setback in the efforts to eradicate the pandemic in the country, ”they wrote.

Along these lines, they asked “in a special way” the Minister of Health and the President to “reconsider this provision so that the community does not have negative consequences to regret.”

According to official figures, in recent weeks, Bío Bío has climbed to the top of the numbers of confirmed infections and active cases.

Meet the signatories of this letter below:

– Biobío Business Association, ASEM Bío Bío.
– Association of Industrial Fisheries, ASIPES.
– Trade Association of Tourism and Culture of the Biobío and Ñuble Regions, PROTUR.
– Chilean Chamber of Construction, Concepción Headquarters.
– Biobío Chamber of Production and Commerce, CPC Bío Bío.
– College of Architects of Chile, Concepción delegation.
– Chilean Wood Corporation, Corma Bío Bío region.
– Industrial Corporation for Regional Development, Cidere Bío Bío
– Regional Business Institute, Irade Bío Bío