Montevideo, 20 Jan (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) for Covid-19 has detached itself from the Government's decisions on the pandemic.
After an lengthy virtual meeting of its nearly 50 members, this was the most convergent criterion among the different points of view, according to information from El Pais, a pro-government newspaper.
Some participants expressed their support for the implementation of drastic measures to reduce activities and social mobility in the face of an exponential growth in cases that placed the country in a red zone of risk.
at the end, the concept of differentiating what GACH advises and the political determinations of the Executive prevailed, to the point of avoiding public appearances in the future, which on several previous occasions were called by President Luis Lacalle Pou to show support from experts.
The plenary of scientists disagreed with a number of non-consultative government decisions, such as increasing the capacity of interdepartmental buses to 100 percent and extending the opening of bars and restaurants to two hours after midnight.
The meeting took place on a day when 11 deaths were reported due to Covid-19, bringing the dealth toll to 330, as well as 590 new infections, totalng 7,706 convalescents.
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Some participants expressed their support for the implementation of drastic measures to reduce activities and social mobility in the face of an exponential growth in cases that placed the country in a red zone of risk.
at the end, the concept of differentiating what GACH advises and the political determinations of the Executive prevailed, to the point of avoiding public appearances in the future, which on several previous occasions were called by President Luis Lacalle Pou to show support from experts.
The plenary of scientists disagreed with a number of non-consultative government decisions, such as increasing the capacity of interdepartmental buses to 100 percent and extending the opening of bars and restaurants to two hours after midnight.
The meeting took place on a day when 11 deaths were reported due to Covid-19, bringing the dealth toll to 330, as well as 590 new infections, totalng 7,706 convalescents.
jg/abo/agp/hr
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