translated from Spanish: They reduce flights with Europe and suspend new destinations to prevent the entry of new strains

The published law bears the signature of the chief of staff, Santiago Cafiero; the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo ́Wado ́ de Pedro; and the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti.As President Alberto Fernández said this week, the government is especially concerned about the Delta variant, which originated in India, and is “of greater transmissibility and, potentially, of more severity,” according to the recitals of the rule published today. The objective of the decision is to “reduce international transit and prevent new strains of coronavirus” circulating in other countries from reaching Argentina. Thus, “the national health authority considers it necessary to extend and extend the preventive measures adopted through Administrative Decision No. 2252/20 and its complementary rules, in order to safeguard public health,” the text states. Thus, Article 1 extends until 25 June the decisions related to “authorizations and permits” relating to “operations of air transport of passengers on direct flights to or from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” and added Turkey and countries of the African continent. Meanwhile, flights originating in “Brazil, Chile and India” are also still in force, “given the new lineage in the sequencing of local samples, with respect to the entry of people.” Meanwhile, Article 2 establishes that the Ministry of Transport “shall provide for a reduction of 20% in the frequencies of passenger flights to or from European countries”. However, the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) “may extend, decrease or eliminate such a percentage reduction, subject to the intervention of the health authority.” On the other hand, it states that the Ministry of Health “will determine the points of entry into the country, routes and places, which gather the best basic capacities to respond to the health emergency.” In addition, the National Directorate of Migration may “authorize the entry of persons into the national territory through other border crossings, when there are special and accredited humanitarian reasons that warrant it”.

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