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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1838
24 - 20 Sept 2020
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THE Sub-delegation of the Government in Malaga will distribute 532,000 masks this week to the town halls of the Malaga Province. With this new distribution, the third since April, the government of Spain has already distributed more than one and a half million masks in Malaga, specifically 1,521,000. Municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants in Malaga will receive 363,500 masks, while another 60,500 will be delivered to the Provincial Council for distribution to municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants. In addition, the Red Cross, Cáritas and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI) will receive a total of 108,000 masks (36,000 each). Malaga towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants, to which the masks will be distributed, are; Nerja (5,500), Rincón de la Victoria (12,000), Ronda (8,500), VélezMálaga (21,000), Torremolinos (17,500), Alhaurín de la Torre (10,500), Alhaurín el Grande (6,500), Antequera (10,500), Benalmádena (17,500), Cártama (6,500), Coín (5,500), Estepona (17,500), Fuengirola (20,500), Málaga (146,500), Mar-
VARIOUS artists in Axarquia have wanted to get involved in helping Carlota, the four-year-old girl who needs to be operated on so that her limbs can be reconstructed after suffering from sepsis. For this, they have launched the initiative ‘Artistas por Carlota’ through social networks. Each of them is uploading an image of their work, with the characteristics and the price for which they want to sell it. There-
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MASKING MANY
SAFETY: Face masks were previously handed out at transport stations.
fore, those interested in acquiring them can make their contribution. “What we want is to do our bit to help Carlota and her family. The works are not too large in format so that they can be accessible to everyone. Those interested only have to get in touch through a phone call or by message to obtain them,” explained painter, Antonio Aranda, who has been one of the promoters of this initiative. Aranda explained that
Art for Carlota the income from the sale of each painting will be paid directly into the account that the family has arranged for aid. As reflected on social networks, the works can be seen ‘in an unprecedented exhibition’ in the shop windows of the Camino de Málaga. Last week, Carlota’s parents, Jairo García and Ma-
rina Lara, let people know of their daughter’s medical problems. The necrosis and microthrombi that she suffers in her extremities will lead to the amputation of her right hand, left fingers, left foot and right foot up to the heel. To save them so that they can be rebuilt, her parents have entrusted Dr
bella (36,500), and Mijas (21,000) The sub-delegate of the gover nment in Malaga, Teófilo Ruiz, has indicated that it is “a new action of collaboration and support to local environments and social organisations so that citizens, especially those with fewer resources, can maintain the measures of safety and wear adequate protection. “The use of the mask is mandatory,” he stressed, “so I appeal to the responsibility of all citizens to comply with the established safety standards and carry adequate protection.” This distribution is added to the two previous ones carried out in April and May in which they were distributed in the transport hubs of the province metro and bus stops, both urban and metropolitan, as well as in railway and bus stations and the airport. They were also delivered to the municipalities of the province and to various groups and associations such as the Press Association, taxi driver associations, social groups, food markets, bar associations, and the Taxi or Justice sector.
Pedro Cavadas to do it at the Vithas 9 de Octubre Hospital in Valencia. The costs of transport, accommodation and the operation have a high cost that the family cannot afford. The support so far has
been incredible and made it possible for them to collect around €5,000 within days. Those who wish to help should go to the Facebook page ‘Ayuda para Carlota.’