translated from Spanish: New Health Minister, Enrique Paris, says it will be a “continuity administration”

The newly appointed Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, made his first voice in La Moneda, accompanied by Government Spokes Minister Karla Rubilar, and the Undersecretaries of the Minsal, Paula Daza and Arturo Zúñiga.An excited government spokesman first took the floor, where he thanked the outgoing Jaime Mañalich, and ensuring that “from the first day came the threat of the coronavirusvirus , he put all his efforts and his heart to face this gigantic challenge.” I would like to express with great affection – and even personally – that we have as a government the conviction that Minister Mañalich gave everything in these hard and difficult months for all the citizens of our country,” Rubilar said. In addition, he revealed that his departure “was a decision that had been discussed several weeks ago,” as “it was necessary to bring about changes, because the country required it.” For his part, Minister Paris thanked “President Sebastián Piñera for choosing me for this challenge that causes me concern and leads me to think that it is a tremendous, gigantic, enormous responsibility”. The minsal holder argued that “this will be a Ministry of Continuity”, calling for “dialogue and collaboration. And to all that I name, the whole field of health, to meet and work together.” Paris said that in the face of the pandemic, “the only thing that must unite us is the recovery of Chile’s health, to work listening to all opinions”. Finally, the new minister reiterated that “a new stage opens in which we must receive divergent views and those that support the current policy to bring the best out of Chile from this dialogue.” .

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