President Bukele announced possible new restrictions for El Salvador in light of the new strain of the coronavirus affecting the United Kingdom. That’s why he “recommended” Salvadorans who are in Europe who want to return to the country to speed up their travel routes.
President Bukele announced possible new restrictions for El Salvador in light of the new strain of the coronavirus affecting the United Kingdom. Therefore, he “recommended” Salvadorans who are in Europe who want to return to the country to speed up their travel routes before taking action after detecting a new variant of the coronavirus.
“Salvadorans in Europe who wish to return to El Salvador in the coming weeks are advised to speed up their itineraries as soon as possible before any new restrictions are imposed by the new form of coronavirus,” said Bukele. on his Twitter account.
In addition, from next Sunday Bukele banned the entry of citizens who have been in the United Kingdom or South Africa, countries where the new virus was detected.
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“As of now, it is illegal to enter our country, any person whose flight path included the United Kingdom or South Africa or who has been in either of these two countries in the past 30 days,” said the Salvadoran president.
Bukele’s decision came after several European countries started banning flights from the United Kingdom this Sunday, following the discovery of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus that is spreading ‘out of control’ in that country and which the WHO asked for ‘reinforce’ controls ”.
At a press conference, the Health Cabinet reported that it is not known how long the flight restriction already imposed by countries in the United Kingdom and South Africa will last, with the aim of preventing the new species from entering El Salvador.
Francisco Alabí, health minister, assured that very little is known about the new mutation and that “everything necessary will be done to limit the contamination and ensure the safety of Salvadorans”.
The official assured that due to the constant increase in the number of cases, the health system is in need and that if the infections persist as before, in early January, a second wave of infections would begin.