translated from Spanish: More than 90 thousand people will leave from terminals this long weekend

A reinforcement of the controls inside and outside the terminals of Central Station announced today the Head of the Control Program of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, Paula Flores, on the eve of the long weekend of this Friday 16, where it is expected that 90 thousand passengers travel to different parts of the country coinciding with the winter holidays , as well as with the presidential primary elections. To the technical and safety conditions of the buses, the inspectors also now add a review of the sanitary protocols that are applied in these vehicles and that contemplate the daily sanitization of the machines, as well as the preparation of digital passenger payrolls to have traceable information in case of detecting any case of contagion. The head of Control, along with the Seremi of Transport and Telecommunications of the Metropolitan Region, Eddy Roldán, called on people to arrive at least an hour in advance at the terminals to submit to the control of the Sanitary Customs. At the same time, they recalled that people must attend with the necessary documents for the trip such as the Health Passport and the Mobility Pass.” This long weekend that is part of the winter holidays will be used by thousands of people to travel between regions. Although we will not have sanitary cordons, sanitary customs will also be available, such as those installed in the terminals, so we call on people to find out about the phase in which the destination commune is located and arrive with the due anticipation of the departure of the bus, “said Paula Flores.For his part the Seremitt of the Metropolitan Region , Eddy Roldán said that “as the previous weekend a massive departure is expected, more than 90 thousand people from the different terminals therefore, we want to appeal to the self-care of transport users, since this pandemic is not yet over, the use of mask and all the measures that involve the reduction of contagion , it is essential so that everyone can travel safely since the responsibility is everyone’s”Meanwhile, and on the realization of the Presidential Primaries this Sunday 18, the authorities recalled that there is the possibility of voting in a different region showing a proof of the table where you are registered, and that there will be more than 2 thousand free subsidized services so that people can attend to pay , which include Metro de Santiago and EFE services in regions.

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