translated from Spanish: Alberto Fernández: “The preservation of forests and jungles is central”

“The world needs today, as never before, to guarantee the lungs of the world that are those reservoirs of forests and jungles that here on missionary land abound and a lot,” emphasized the Minister of Health of the Nation, Alberto Fernández, during the announcements about the developments of quarantine that were first issued from the province of Misiones.There, were also present the Minister of Health of the Nation , Ginés González García and the Governor of the Province of Misiones, Oscar Herrera Ahuad. Among other issues, Fernández inaugurated works and stressed the need to protect the rainforest: “We have to take great care of it so that it cleans and oxygenates everything that pollutes the use of hydrocarbons.” “Those of us who live in big cities and see how our climate is polluted by the use of hydrocarbons and the permanent burning of fossil fuels we have to thank God that there are Missions and that there is that rainforest,” he added. In addition, he spoke about the opening of a health center in the missionary province: “In Capioví we were able to launch a primary care hospital that has the latest technology in an area where this needed to exist,” said the President.For his part, Herrera Ahuad stressed that this inauguration represents a breakthrough in public policies in the health area of Misiones. In conclusion, Alberto Fernández made it clear that: “The preservation of the jungle, the forests, the mountains, is central for the world to begin to improve”.

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