translated from Spanish: Minvu to publish protocol of operation of parks and squares amid pandemic

The Minister of Housing and UrbanIsm, Felipe Ward, addressed during the report delivered by the Minsal on Monday, what will be the protocol for the use and operation of squares and urban parks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “The Minvu has coordinated with the mayors, who are the main stewards of urban parks and squares, to have information that we promptly give to the public about what the use and reuse is going to be like,” he said. The Secretary of State also argued that the measures would be published on the Minvu website, adding that these are steps to be followed from Monday to Friday only in communes that are in the transitional stage. “We continue to think, and this is a principle that of course remains, that the best place to take care of yourself today is in the house, but given the authorizations that occur in the communes that are in transition, so that people can attend, be and use public spaces and especially urban parkes and squares” Said. Thus, Ward detailed that on the website, users will be able to know the conditions of physical estrangement between people, where 1 meter is raised between each visitor and five meters between groups, in addition to what is the maximum capacity of the places “which will basically correspond to 50% of the usual capacity that occurred before what we are living today in our country”.

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