Two activities that were instantly suspended in the David district, as well as an entertainment center and a commercial establishment in the Progreso district of Barú, were sanctioned this weekend by the Ministry of Health after evident deficiencies in the biosafety protocol established to prevent contagion. of COVID-19.
The activities at Jorón Bam were temporarily suspended, while the Cindy supermarket was fined $ 750, for incurring offenses such as improper handling of the employee’s symptom log and cleaning and disinfection control.
On Saturday night an urban music concert was suspended, where 11 shortcomings were detected, among which we can mention: crowding, customers at the bar without wearing a mask, a minor without vaccination, null control of the biosafety protocol , no mask waste container.
In the same way, it was ordered to stop an activity and the establishment known as Ley Seca, where it was found from the feeding of people, the public without a mask, people smoke in the premises; In addition, the managers did not wear a facial screen when providing service to the public, in this case, the owner could not be notified due to lack of respect for the personnel who carried out the operation.
Rules are still in force and sanctions are getting tougher
The regional coordinator of the biosafety committees, Ada Castillo, indicated that the legal norms that regulate public activities in pandemic are still in force and in the same way the risk persists even though so far the figures in the region are manageable.
Castillo stressed the importance of the biosafety committees in institutions and companies ensuring that the facilities, employees and the public comply with the established measures to try to avoid and control the contagion of covid.
