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May 13, 2020 – 07:42 a. m.
Drafting of El País
The mayor of the city of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, confirmed this Wednesday that the Santa Elena Gallery, the main supply site in the Valle de Cauca capital, is on “orange alert” and will be intervened due to an outbreak of Covid cases. 19 between sellers and residents of the sector.
So far, 22 cases have been detected in this important area of Cali.
“We have decreed the orange alert in the Gallery for cases of Covid-19 that have been presented. We will carry out a comprehensive intervention, with rapid tests on people suspected of being infected,” Ospina said.
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The mayor of Cali, in addition, assured that the intervention will last about seven weeks, and that if the situation does not improve, he will make the decision to “close Santa Elena.”
“Yes, we are going to close all the sites that do not have biosafety regulations and we are also going to send informal workers home,” he added.
Throughout the morning of this Wednesday, Santa Elena will be closed due to an intense disinfection day that is expected to last until 1:00 in the afternoon.
Finally, Jorge Iván Ospina maintained that the people of Cali must take seriously the measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in order to prevent the city from entering a serious health crisis.
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