translated from Spanish: The City of Buenos Aires lifts much of the coronavirus restrictions

With a notable decrease in cases, the increase in those vaccinated with one and two doses and, as a consequence, an improvement in the health situation at the national level, in the City of Buenos Aires they announced the lifting of several measures to control the circulation of the coronavirus: from the restriction in number of people in social gatherings to the massive outdoor events. Health situation
“The average number of daily cases dropped to 220 and the occupancy of intensive care beds is at 9.8% in the public system. In relation to the Delta variant, there are 25 cases detected without travel or connection with travelers, which are being monitored.” The vaccine is the hope to leave the pandemic behind and, in the City, there is capacity to vaccinate more than 30 thousand people per day. 94% of those over 18 already have their first dose and 70% of those over 18 have the full schedule.”

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“Given the improvement in the health situation, in the City the following activities will no longer have restrictions on the number of people and can be carried out or operated to the maximum of their capacity”:
Social encounters, both inside and outside.
Commercial activity, either on the street or in shopping malls, and gastronomic venues.
Professional activities, including public administration.
Common spaces of buildings and hotels.

“In all cases, it is very important to continue ventilating the environments, wearing a mask and respecting social distance,” they said. The massive outdoor events will have a maximum capacity of 4,000 people, provided that the space allows it (respecting the protocol of 1 person per 2 m²). And for enclosed spaces, the capacity increases to 4,000 as long as it does not exceed 70% of the capacity. Public transport can already be used by all neighbors. You just have to meet the maximum capacities, always wear the mask and give priority to health personnel and boys and girls who travel to school. The subway stations are all open.

In the City we continue to advance on the road to normality thanks to the commitment and enormous effort of each neighbor. In this thread, we tell you the current health situation and the detail of the new authorizations — Buenos Aires Ciudad ♂️↔️ ♀️ (@gcba)
September 16, 2021

The bars and clubs will be able to work until 3 in the morning and, finally, it will no longer be necessary to test themselves when returning from a trip within the country.” These openings are very good news and involve continuing to get closer to normal. However, it is very important to remember that the pandemic is not over: do not stop taking care of yourself and taking care of those around you, “they remember from the government of the City of Buenos Aires.

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