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President Sebastian Piñera apologized for walking on the beach and taking pictures without using a mask.
The situation occurred yesterday in Cachagua, where the president was seen by those who attended the beach and even asked for selfies.
One of the photographs was uploaded to Instagram by one of the people who was with the head of state, making it clear that he did not use a mask and did not respect social distance to avoid contagion of COVID-19.
Through the same social network, Piñera apologized.
“Yesterday I went for a walk on the beach, which I hadn’t done since last year. The walk was pretty lonely until some people recognized me and they asked me to take a photo ”, began his short story.
Then, he indicated that “without a doubt I should have put on the mask, but due to the speed with which the events occurred, I did not and It was a mistake that I regret and I apologize ”.
“Without a doubt, personal care is very important for avoid new infections and we must all respect them ”, he closed.
After what happened, Medical College he criticized Piñera. Its vice president, Dr. Patricio Meza, expressed concern that the nation’s leading authority would deliver a “contradictory” signal to the public.
“It worries us a lot. It is a contradictory signal because what we do in our daily lives is what the community will interpret as what it should or should not do. That is why we call on the government authorities to avoid unsafe attitudes both for their health and for the community ”, he declared.
For his part, the lawyer Luis Mariano Rendón He filed a complaint to investigate the violation of the president’s sanitary regulations by being without a mask on the beach.
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