Since the Government decided limit return from abroad to 600 passengers per day within the framework of a “Sanitary need” whose priority is to prevent the arrival of the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, there are many who wonder why this restriction does not apply to sports delegations such as those of the National selection, that comes and goes from Brazil in each Copa América match, and that of River Plate, which left the country on June 19 to make its preseason in the United States and will return on July 5 without any alteration in the schedule.
Sources from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Nation consulted by TN Deportivo recognized the existence of “special permits” that take on the appearance of an official document because they are processed through migration, an entity that then requests final approval from the Ministry of Health.
“Both in the case of the Argentine National Team and that of River, the delegations are exempt from the restrictions for those who return from abroad because they travel on charter flights, stay in hotels with strict sanitary protocols and move inside bubbles” explained the source who recalled, in turn, that “this also happened with the football teams that played international cups and that complied with the protocol established by Conmebol.”
That document, it is worth mentioning, was drawn up jointly by the leading authorities of the South American soccer entity, the main epidemiologists of each country and the representatives of each federation. “Each special permit is evaluated by migrations with the endorsement of the Ministry of Health, and to a lesser extent but also with a degree of decision the Ministry of Sports participates,” they added from that portfolio.
Thus, the explanation of why the National Team and River do not see their agendas altered despite traveling abroad and having to return to the country within the framework of the restrictions has to do with the bubble mode in which they move. This format is not fulfilled for Olympic athletes, who in full preparation for the Tokyo 2021 Games, travel on regular flights, of airlines, and for that reason they are considered “common passengers” on those who apply the new regulations.
“Soccer has a special regime if it comes out in a bubble. If a player is coming back from vacation, he has to quarantine ”, he explained on June 21 on radio. Network Florence Carignano, head of the National Directorate of Migration. “Our hand is not going to shake if you have to make a criminal complaint to a player if he does not comply with the isolation,” he added.
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The Government reaffirmed that the limited return of foreign passengers is a “health necessity”
Carignano defended the measure to limit the return from abroad to 600 passengers per day: “The entry of the Delta variant could ruin an entire vaccination process”, The official warned, who also stated that “it is preferable” for those who are on vacation to “delay a few days” on their return to the country than, for example, there is a resurgence of cases and “face-to-face classes must be suspended” or they cannot maintain the “openings” achieved in recent weeks.
The Government aspires to preserve to the maximum the achievement of having reached 35% of the population vaccinated against Covid-19 while immunization is expanded daily in the 24 districts of the country and, for this, it is essential to prevent or delay the presence of the Delta strain, highly contagious in the world.
37% of those who travel abroad do not comply with the mandatory quarantine upon return
37% of Buenos Aires citizens who travel abroad do not comply with the mandatory quarantine upon returning to the country, as found by the Government in the control operations carried out together with Migration personnel, reported the Ministry of Health of the province.
The provincial State and the National Migration Directorate have already carried out more than 200 control operations in 15 municipalities of the mandatory quarantine of travelers who entered the country in the last two weeks and detected that 37% of the people were not in their address.
“Those who arrive from abroad must comply with the mandatory quarantine regulations to prevent the circulation of new strains”, remarked a statement from the health portfolio led by Daniel Gollán.
In the weeks from June 14 to 25, the isolation was verified in the following Buenos Aires municipalities: Vicente López (73% compliance), Almirante Brown (58), Tigre (85), Morón (43%), La Matanza ( 70%), San Isidro (75), Tres de Febrero (73), Malvinas Argentinas (100%), San Miguel (84%), Quilmes (69%), La Plata (72%), Bahía Blanca (45%) , General Pueyrredón (44%), Olavarría (60%) and Villa Gesell (57%).
According to current regulations, those who enter the country must complete an electronic affidavit 48 hours before boarding.
Three PCR tests must also be carried out: one prior to entry into the country, another after entry, and one after completing the period of isolation.
People who obtain a negative result in the first two tests perform the home isolation for 10 days and end it with a negative result in the third test, once that period has been completed.
During the 10 days of isolation, the Buenos Aires residents who returned from abroad are monitored daily by telephone from one of the 34 Cetec telemedicine centers that operate throughout the province, in coordination with the municipalities.
