President Piñera must pay an approximate fine of $ 2.5 million after self-report for not wearing a mask – National

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– Seremi de Salud Valparaíso Region (@SaludSsrv) December 18, 2020

The fine is the result of a health investigation initiated by self-report, an action that the Presidency explained in a statement arguing that “Since there were no officials from the Seremi de Salud supervising said place (the Zapallar beach), the President has decided to denounce himself.”

“IT WAS A MISTAKE AND I AM SORRY”

Remember that authority He apologized through his Instagram account for what happened and gave his version of why at that time he did not respect sanitary measures.

“Yesterday I went for a walk on the beach, which I had not done since last year. The walk was quite lonely until some people recognized me and asked me to take a picture,” he said.

There, he added that “without a doubt I should have put on the mask, but because of the speed with which the events occurred I did not do it and it was a mistake that I regret and I apologize“.

Finally, Píñera asserted that “without a doubt, personal care is very important to avoid new infections and we must all respect them.”