She also criticized that almost 200 foreigners remain at the J.J. Olmedo in Guayaquil.
In a virtual press conference, Cynthia Viteri, the mayor of Guayaquil, indicated that she arranged for municipal trucks to enter the José Joaquín de Olmedo airport runway to prevent an Iberia plane from landing on Wednesday afternoon.
«You (national government) brought about 200 European people, you have them at the moment at the Guayaquil airport. They are exposing our airport staff «said the mayor.
According to Viteri, the ship came from Madrid with eleven crew members, who were going to stay in a hotel in Guayaquil until next Friday.
The mayor warned the vice president, Otto Sonnenholzner, and the Minister of Transport, Gabriel Martínez, that he would prevent the plane from landing.
«How do you allow a plane from Madrid to land with eleven crew members? They were going to stay in a hotel in the city with the highest degree of coronavirus cases? That, unfortunately, is criminal, «said Viteri.
The State Attorney General’s Office will initiate a prior investigation into the events that occurred at the Guayaquill airport.
Several reactions on social networks around the decision of the Guayaquil authority have been swift.
«The curfew will continue to expand as the Government Minister (María Paula Romo) measures the spread of this virus.»
«As of today, 50% of public transport is on the street, without affecting the mobilization» of those who work in areas that were not paralyzed by the state of emergency: health personnel, food personnel, among others. «All my health personnel are attending. Within this, isolating those who present symptoms of coronavirus, immediately coordinating with the Ministry of Health, they will be transferred. » Cynthia Viteri said
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