translated from Spanish: CHAIRMAN of the CNC and suspension of permission: “It is an exaggerated measure that will cause much more harm than benefits”

After the authorities announced the suspension of the individual temporary permit for general travel on weekends, the president of the National Chamber of Commerce, Manuel Melero, addressed this decision. In a conversation with Radio Cooperativa, Melero stated that “what we do understand very well is what is happening in the country in terms of pandemics”. “What we do not understand is the extreme measure of this weekend, which had never been carried out in the entire history of the pandemic in Chile. The movement of people was never prevented from acquiring their basic goods or needs, now it has been restricted in a very unsustained way, it is an exaggerated measure that will cause much more harm than benefits,” he said. The CNC helmsman also disagreed with the Minsal’s call to buy by delivery as the most vulnerable people will not be able to opt for that option.” I think they’ve already realized (the government) that this caused a lot of problems for people who can’t access the delivery (…). That’s an insult to people who don’t have access to delivery and who are in vulnerable places and who need bread for consumption on Saturday and Sunday,” he said.

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