Mayor of Rio de Janeiro says there are no indications for the total closure of state activities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This Sunday (29), Marcello Crivella, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, gave a guarantee through a press conference that at the moment trade is still at a standstill, but that there are no indications for a total closure due to the pandemic.
So far, the municipality of Rio accounted for 489 cases. The entire state of RJ recorded 13 deaths and 558 people infected.
According to Crivella, there are no reasons so far to close all segments: “there is no indication so far of doing a 'lockdown', or a 'shutdown'” which represents when an unrestricted quarantine is imposed for all guidelines and for all the population.
In the bulletin released this Saturday, the 28th, a total of 489 cases and nine deaths as a result of covid-19 were recorded in the capital.
In an interview given over the internet, the mayor reaffirmed that the service sector, such as restaurants and pharmacies, can and should continue to function.
“If we stop everyone and soon release everyone to go out into the street, our infected curve will take place in winter, at the worst time of the seasons, when we already have a series of other problems, with other viruses,” said the mayor. “What stops is trade — industries and services continue,” he reiterated.
The places that are authorized to work are:
- convenience stores; building material; grocery stores;
- aviaries; deposits; trade in agricultural inputs; trade in liquefied petroleum gas; markets; hortifrutis; bakeries and pastry shops; butchers; fishmongers; distributors; carriers; fuel stations; Veterinary medicine stores, food and products for animal use.
Asking people to stay at home
The mayor once again asked people to stay at home. According to him, establishments that are disrespecting the determination not to maintain agglomeration are being fined.
“We need to see the city as we have seen it so far, a practically empty city. This shows people's civic and intellectual awareness,” he said.
“In some areas of the North and West zones of the city, bars are still gathering. But they are being notified and fined,” said Mayor Crivella.
public transport for servers
Crivella also announced that the Liberdade Buses, which are used in the municipal education network, will now serve public servants in the areas of Health and Social Assistance, in addition to the Municipal Guard.
There will be 13 lines that will go from the municipalities of Baixada Fluminense and Niterói to three points: Terminal Alvorada; Central do Brasil and Madureira.
