The Government is evaluating the reopening in phases
The Government is analyzing the gradual reopening of some sectors of the economy, in what would be the first step to resume economic activity, paralyzed in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in the country.
"We are advancing in the protocols to start opening some sectors," said the President of the Republic, Laurentino Nito Cortizo. He warned, however, about the importance of taking measures to avoid a Covid-19 outbreak.
The Government works with a series of drafts “to see if we can open some sectors next week. It can be through online purchases, hardware stores, spare parts”, necessary for the food industry, he mentioned. The president set up a table yesterday with representatives of the Government, the company and workers to analyze the proposals for reactivation.
Meanwhile, the labor impact of the crisis continues to increase. According to the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development, the contracts of 110,400 workers have been temporarily suspended.
The Government works with a series of drafts “to see if we can open some sectors next week. It can be through online purchases, hardware stores, spare parts”, necessary for the food industry, he mentioned. The president set up a table yesterday with representatives of the Government, the company and workers to analyze the proposals for reactivation.
Meanwhile, the labor impact of the crisis continues to increase. According to the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development, the contracts of 110,400 workers have been temporarily suspended.