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Salvadoran Presidency Requests Quarantine Extension to Congress

  • COVID-19 patient at the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security San Salvador, El Salvador. June 24, 2020.

    COVID-19 patient at the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security San Salvador, El Salvador. June 24, 2020. | Photo: Twitter/@paola__aleman

Published 25 June 2020
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According to Argueta, COVID-19 fatalities could reach a 20,000/day tally in August.

El Salvador’s Presidency Wednesday requested Congress to prolong the health emergency for a two-week term to contain COVID-19 cases.

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"We need those 15 days to get down the (infection) curve and that people who are infected are cured", Presidency Juridical Consultant Javier Argueta said.

According to Argueta, COVID-19 fatalities could reach a 20,000/day tally in August without a quarantine extension and warned El Salvador could face a new and severe outbreak.

Argueta also stated explained that the Council of Ministers conceived a bill draft intended to restrain pedestrian mobility, transportation, and gathering. He did not offer details about exceptions for those who need to acquire food or medicines.

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