| He cites the example of Madrid as a balance between economic activity and public health, where bars and restaurants close at 00 hours and contagions are falling due to coronavirus | The Segura Businessmen and Merchants Association (ASECOM) has shown its disagreement with the closure decreed by the regional government on the hotel and catering establishments starting next Saturday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The data are not conclusive to indicate that the problem is only in the hospitality sector," says the president of ASECOM, Eloy Jiménez, who defends the position of HOSTEMUR. In fact, the Murcian employers of the sector recall that according to data from the Ministry of Health, only 3.2% of coronavirus infections in our country have occurred in the hotel business.
"In addition, the closure of bars and restaurants, where monitoring of hygienic-sanitary measures is monitored, will lead to an increase in private meetings where control is impossible," he said. "In addition, a measure of this depth, with serious repercussions for so many people, should be accompanied by financial aid and nothing has been said about that," Jiménez complains. The example of Madrid "We believe that the last step is the cancellation of economic activity, as long as it can be arranged with public health, and examples such as Madrid show that the hospitality industry can be open and that coronavirus infections decrease," says Jiménez, who remember that "this measure will do a lot of damage to employment." From ASECOM they propose other prior restrictions before the closing of the premises, such as a greater limitation of the capacity.
In addition, the president of ASECOM points to other measures such as increasing the number of tests and trackers or the greater use of the Radar Covid app to have greater control of the evolution of the pandemic in the population.
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