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| Juana Guardiola assures that "although the numbers have dropped, they are still high, so we must not relax" | The mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, accompanied by the councilor for Public Health and Social Policy, Antonio López, today made a new appearance to update the data related to the evolution of the pandemic in the municipality.

"The figures have improved slightly.

We have a cumulative incidence in the last 7 days of 472 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the latest report, which is half of what we had just two weeks ago." However, she added, that "although the figures have fallen, they are still high, so you don't have to relax and you have to keep trying to get out of this situation." At the meeting held yesterday of the Covid Monitoring Technical Commission in Jumilla, in which the Murcian Health Services manager was present, it was reported that a total of 28 outbreaks have been detected in Jumilla in the last 14 days, being the the most important is the MasVida Residence with 53 cases (among users, workers and close contacts) and one death.

Likewise, they highlight a social outbreak of 21 cases, of the celebration of a communion.

Others are in the workplace, produced when traveling to work and when many people live in the same home.

"I can assure you that none of the contagions has occurred in the cultural events organized this summer," the mayor said. Until yesterday, in Jumilla there were 326 active positive cases and 350 in close contact follow-up. Quick tests and reinforcement of personnel in the Health Center The Health Department responded to the mayor's request to carry out rapid tests in Jumilla, which have been carried out since Monday, "which allows us to react more effectively in the isolation of positive cases and their close contacts , when the results were known in just a quarter of an hour ".

They are being carried out in the Health Center and they will be carried out to companies that the Murcian Health Service itself deems appropriate, as well as samplings in the population. Likewise, the request to reinforce the Health Center with health personnel and other profiles that will allow more time to be dedicated to patients has been addressed.

"The involvement of the staff is maximum, but they have been overwhelmed," said the mayor, who has shown her confidence that "from now on appointments are more accessible." There is also the option of using the patient portal as a way to contact Primary Care physicians. Approved bases for 400,000 euros in subsidies for commerce and hospitality Juana Guardiola has also reported that this Monday the bases for the granting of subsidies to the commerce, restaurants and hotels of Jumilla were approved.

The total credit of the subsidies to be granted amounts to the amount of 400,000 euros. "This is very good news, since we have been working on this issue since May with the aim of helping a very damaged sector during these months.

It has been necessary to comply with different parameters and request permits from the regional administration as it is a competition that It is not local, but what we care about is collaborating with our companies and our people, "said the mayor.

He also thanked the involvement so that the services of the Secretariat, Intervention, Treasury, as well as Economy and Employment, "in addition, of the different groups that have voluntarily offered part of their subsidies, understanding the priorities of the new situation". The initial approval implies that the bases must be published for 30 business days before the corresponding call can be made that opens the term to be able to request them, "so I ask the companies to prepare the documentation so that when the At the moment nobody is left out ", said Juana Guardiola.

"We have set the minimum legal deadlines and the simplest possible procedures so that the interested parties receive them as soon as possible, since the administration is slower than we would like many times." These aid to the hotel industry are in addition to the suspension of the public land occupation rate for the terraces for this year, as well as the expansion of the spaces to locate them, which was already approved at the time.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla