A total of 48,223 people from the different institutions that make up the Emergency Operations Center (COE) will provide assistance, starting on Holy Thursday, to citizens who travel to different parts of the country during the holiday of Holy Week.
The COE It will also have three helicopters provided by the Ministry of Defense; 19 boats, 43 buses of the OMSA and with the installation of 3,175 aid stations.
From 2:00 p.m. on Holy Thursday and until 6:00 p.m. on Easter Sunday, the COE will carry out the operational awareness for life, Holy Week 2022 to prevent and respond to any emergency that may arise for vacationers.
At operative In addition, 165 ambulances will be distributed, located at strategic points, 41 mobile workshops, 57 towing stations and nine regional command or mobile command centers.
Also, the plan of prevention will have 1,525 immediate response units (URIS) and 15 road protection and assistance devices, reports the COE it’s a statement.
It adds that the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) reported that it will add strategic actions to regulate the movement of people in the back of trucks or cargo vehicles.}
The Intrant, likewise, will regulate the circulation of heavy vehicles that acquire their permits, as long as it is in the right lane.
“Starting this Thursday and until six in the afternoon on Sunday, April 17, the COE will set up a device prevention and road safety in the highway sections of the main roads, highways, beaches and spas allowed to prevent traffic accidents, suffocation by immersion, alcohol intoxication and food poisoning, ”indicates the statement.
The Directorate for the Control of Alcoholic Beverages (COBA) of the Ministry of the Interior and Police assured, according to the notam, that it will monitor businesses to prevent the sale of alcoholic beverages to people who are intoxicated and to minors.
The director of COEJuan Manuel Méndez García reminded the public that this holiday Holy Week It is to commemorate the Passion of Christ, so he suggested moderation and avoiding situations that could endanger the lives of those who accompany him.
He also asked to listen to the recommendations of the civil protection agency.
