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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1846
19 - 25 November 2020
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EXTEND OR LIFT
ANDALUCIAN President Juanma Moreno will decide whether to ‘extend, make more flexible or tighten’ re strictions across the region on Sunday, November 22. Juanma Moreno will pre side over the meeting in which the evolution of the pandemic will be analysed and it will be decided what step to take next. The restrictions, that came into force on Novem ber 10, were originally sup posed to run out or be ‘rein forced’ on Tuesday, November 24. The Minister of the Presi dency, Public Administration and the Interior, Elías Ben dodo, at the press confer ence after the weekly meet ing of the Governing Council, warned that if the curve of contagions, hospital admis sions and ICU admissions is not reduced “we will have to continue taking measures, whatever is necessary.” Bendodo also assured that the objective of the Andalu cian Government with these measures is that by Decem ber, “if the curve allows it, the economy can be made more flexible and open a lit tle to save the Christmas season.”
RESTRICTIONS: On Sunday it will be decided if they are extended, lifted or allowed to continue. He insisted that “we can not relax for a minute” be cause “we are risking the fu ture of an entire generation.” Juanma Moreno warned on his Twitter account that a “slight drop” in the inci dence data of the Covid19 coronavirus in the au tonomous community “is still insufficient” and went on to emphasise that “we cannot relax for a single
minute.” Meamwhile, the approval of the Junta de Andaluicia budget could be positive news for hospitals in Axar quia and the Costa del Sol. This year alone, the Junta has made significant funds available to allow for the opening of the Estepona Hospital, the work to start again on the badly needed San Pedro Health Centre and most recently the allocation
of €75 million to allow for the extension and upgrading of the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella. Approval of the Junta’s
2021 budget could have been blocked by the Socialist and Green opposition and had to be accepted by Vox in order for it to go through smoothly.
If for any reason, the bud get had been overthrown, then numerous projects benefiting municipalities across the area would have been put in doubt as would necessary economic support for many who have suffered financial hardship due to the Covid19 pandemic. Regardless of politics, if the region is to recover and regenerate, it needs its politicians to be seen to be cooperating to a great ex tent with the aim of getting hotels open again and tourists flocking back with the hospitality industry re ceiving support from both local councils and equally importantly from the Junta itself. Now the spotlight will re turn to Juanma Moreno as he and his executive decide on Sunday whether the cur few and other restrictions will be lifted, extended or al lowed to continue.