translated from Spanish: Mar del Plata returned to phase 3: 15th birthdays broke in and parties not allowed

Due to the increase in cases of coronaivrus (COVID-19) recorded in recent days, Mar del Plata receded to Phase 3 of social isolation, preventive and mandatory, which involves the suspension of outdoor physical activity, the recreational coastal walk and, among other issues, that the gastronomic premises return to run under the take away mode. Despite the complex health situation, this weekend, agents of the Municipality of General Pueyrredón and police personnel had to intervene in different encounters and clandestine parties, such as 15 birthdays, roasts and meetings with up to 30 people. According to the commune, an operation with controls was deployed in different parts of the city to ensure compliance with the health measures, and “a large number of complaints about clandestine meetings” were received.

The only way we have to take care of ourselves is to respect the prevention measures we learned at this time. Social gatherings are not allowed because they are the greatest focus of contagion. Avoiding them helps us to reduce the circulation of the virus and keep taking care of us. pic.twitter.com/2A07nfRJwg – Municipality of General Pueyrredon (@munimardelplata)
August 30, 2020

In this line, they detailed that in the Malvinas Argentinas neighborhood “the provincial police, Patrulla Municipal, and Inspección General had to intervene in a party with about 30 people who were celebrating during the early hours of Sunday (on February 3rd and 244)”. On the other hand, in the closed neighborhood Rumencó, located in the south of the city, a birthday with more than ten people was disjointed, while on the street 198 and July 9 a 15-year celebration was detected involving members of two families. In addition, a meeting was also discovered in a house located in Guemes y Paso, in the neighborhood of Los Troncos, after neighbors warned about the presence of several cars. The Municipality enabled a special Whatsapp line for complaints about possible social gatherings that are not inhabited in phase 3.

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