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This Saturday, in his daily space at 6 p.m., the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, made new announcements about the measures to stop the advance of the coronavirus in Colombia.
Along with the head of state, the Minister of Commerce, José Manuel Restrepo, and several local leaders appeared, who spoke of the measures being taken in regions of the national territory such as Medellín, Montería, Bucaramanga, Casanare and Mosquera.
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The first to speak was the mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero, who said that “From the first minute we have made the decisions with great responsibility.” The president pointed out that the capital of Antioquia is one of those with the best figures for virus containment, compared to cities with a similar population.
Quintero announced the launch of a mobile application that has been implemented to ensure quarantine compliance.
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Duque also gave the floor to the mayor of Bucaramanga, Juan Carlos Cárdenas, who assured that with the “Bucaramanga in Action” program It has been possible to maintain an indicator of 3.5 infected persons per 100,000 inhabitants.
In the capital of Santander, the measure of peak and identity card is also being applied to restrict the exit to the streets of the inhabitants. Cárdenas stressed that work is being done to strengthen the ICUs, and spoke of a detailed registry that is being completed for the reactivation of sectors starting this Monday, April 27.
The construction sector in Bucaramanga, which brings together more than 2,500 workers, will be gradually launched, said Mayor Cárdenas.
“Today we have 5,142 cases registered, 1,067 people have been recovered, we have 410 people in hospitals, 118 in intensive care units and 4,499 who are being treated at home” President @IvanDuque
– Colombia Presidency 🇨🇴 (@infopresidencia) April 25, 2020
In turn, the mayor of Montería, Carlos Ordosgoitia Sanín, spoke of the actions his administration has taken to respond to the emergency. In that city, where there are 17 confirmed cases, a field hospital has already been set up and the availability of ICU beds was increased to attend to an eventual increase in patients.
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The leader of the Federation of Municipalities and Mayor of Mosquera, Gian Carlo Gerometta, called for a redoubling of the protection and self-care scenarios for all citizens, and he pointed out some key points: 1) reactivate agriculture, 2) use digital platforms to combat the pandemic, 3) support small municipalities and 4) unify measures at the regional level.
Gerometta, too raised the request to activate inter-municipal transport with the aim that those who move to large cities like Bogotá avoid mass transportation such as Transmilenio.
Jesús Monroy, mayor of Trinidad, a municipality classified as the sixth category in Casanare, where there are still no positive cases of covid-19. The local president highlighted a donation at the departmental level in which more than 30 tons of food were collected for this llanera population.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Commerce, José Manuel Restrepo, who made a call to that mayors guarantee compliance with established protocols for the eight subsectors that will resume operations this Monday.
Then, as is customary, the President answered questions from the public. These were some:
Is home remodeling included in the restart of activities?
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No. Although a protocol was established for the construction sector, “it is progressive, gradual, and at the moment there is no renovation being enabled” of homes, Duque said.
Is there any support for small and medium entrepreneurs?
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According to the Minister of Commerce, José Manuel Restrepo, a special line of credit was created for microentrepreneurs so that they can pay the payroll, which has 90% support from the National Government. “The priority is that the microentrepreneur can keep those jobs,” said the official.
Who should provide protection elements for those who resume activities?
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Employers. According to the President, mayors must supervise from the local level that these protocols are complied with to sanction those who do not comply with them.
Are the casinos going to open?
No. According to Duque, activities will be resumed in terms of chance and lottery, sectors from which important resources for health are obtained. In addition, many of the points of sale serve as non-bank correspondents to record aid to the vulnerable population.
When do they pay the Solidarity Income?
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Duque pointed out that before the end of April they have the goal of allocating the resources to the unbanked, since the others must have already received at least the first draft.
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