Inspection of sanitary cords begins prior to the New Year: 44,500 vehicles have left Santiago during the day



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Carabineros and health authority personnel began at 6:00 p.m. today the inspection of cars in the sanitary cords implemented to prevent the movement of people between regions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, in advance of the New Year celebrations.

These sanitary cords – such as those implemented in the Valparaíso Region – are part of the measures announced earlier this month by the Ministry of Health, to contain the spread of the virus before a possible increase in transfers for the end of the year holidays .

In the sanitary cordon installed on Route 68, near Curacaví, Major Estrella Sotelo, from the Transit and Highways Prefecture, reported that “until 5:00 p.m. we have 44,500 vehicles leaving the five access routes to the Region.” . This only today.

He added that specifically in Curacaví, about 3,500 vehicles have left until 6:00 p.m., of which 224 have had to return to Santiago for not having their travel permits.

Remember that these sanitary cords can only be transferred by those who have a passport or a collective permit for carrying out an essential activity, in addition to carrying their sanitary passport.

In addition to the implementation of sanitary cordons, mass events were banned throughout the country from 8:00 p.m. on December 31 to 5:00 a.m. on January 2. The curfew, meanwhile, will begin on Friday, January 1 at 02:00 hours and will end at 07:00 hours that day.

He capacity, as in Christmas, it will work like this: Quarantine Communes only residents; in Transition, 15 people; in Preparation, 20 people; and in the Initial Opening, 30 people.

This measure is implemented from 6 p.m. today until 5 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, in the following areas:

  • Metropolitan region
  • Great conception
  • Temuco
  • Father Las Casas
  • Greater Valparaiso
  • Valparaíso region
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