Njengoba kusanda kumenyezelwa uMbusi wasePuerto Rico uWanda Vázquez Garced, kuleli sonto kuphawula ukuqala kwe-3rd isigaba sokuvulwa kabusha komnotho kweziphathimandla zaseMelika, phambili kwezokungcebeleka nezokuvakasha. Lesi simemezelo sigcizelela ukuthi izakhamizi zakule ndawo ziyamenywa ukuthi zijabulele izinsiza zemvelo namasiko ezisebenza ngokushesha kulesi siqhingi, ngenkathi imboni ilungela ukwamukela izihambi futhi kusukela ngoJulayi 15th ngesethi eqinile yezindinganiso zezempilo nezokuphepha zokulawula ukusabalala kwe Covid-19.
Njengamanje, izindawo ezikhangayo nezindawo zezivakashi zivulekele izakhamizi zase-Island. Lokhu kungajabulela ubuhle bemvelo nokwamukela izihambi kwemboni yezokuvakasha ngemikhawulo ethile. Amahhotela azungeze iPuerto Rico ahlala evulekile kuyo yonke indawo, futhi ngalesi sibuyekezo sakamuva, izindawo ezivamile nezentengiselwano, njengamachibi, imigoqo, izindawo zokudlela nezitolo ngaphakathi kwamahhotela ziyakwazi ukusebenza ngomthamo wama-50% ukukhuthaza ukudideka komphakathi. Ukuheha izivakashi nezindawo ezithandwayo nazo zivulekile phakathi nalesi sigaba. Abaqhubi bezokuvakasha namabhizinisi aqasha imishini esetshenziselwa imisebenzi ehlobene nokuhlangenwe nakho kwezokuvakasha nawo agunyaziwe ukuqala kabusha ukusebenza kwawo.
Uhambo lokululama kwezokuvakasha luqale ezinsukwini ezingama-90 ezedlule, lapho maphakathi noMashi, i-Executive Order Order yaqinisa ukuvalwa kwe-Island-wide. IPuerto Rico kwaba yisiphathimandla sokuqala e-United States ukusebenzisa isikhathi esinqunyelwe ukubamba ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 nokugwema ukuwa kohlelo lwezempilo lwesiQhingi. Imizamo kaHulumeni wasePuerto Rico iye yamukelwa kabanzi njengenye yezimpendulo ezinolaka kakhulu e-United States kanti namazinga e-COVID-19 okutheleleka nokufa esiQhingini asele njengabaphansi kunabo bonke esizweni.
Lesi siqhingi sihlose ukuqhubeka nokuvikela impilo nokuphepha kwazo zonke izakhamuzi nezivakashi. IPuerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), uMnyango Wezokuvakasha kahulumeni, yaklama futhi yaqalisa ukusebenza ngamazinga aqinile okumele wonke amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha awathobele ngaphambi kokuqalisa ukusebenza kwawo. NgoHlelo Lwezempilo Nezokuphepha Lwezokuvakasha olukhishwe ngoMeyi 5th, IPuerto Rico yaba ngenye yezindawo zokuqala ukuhambela ukukhipha imihlahlandlela eyenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukuvikela amazinga aphakeme kakhulu ezempilo nokuphepha kuwo wonke amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha.
“Sisho kona uma sithi sifuna ukubhekelela izinga legolide kwezempilo nokuphepha. Wonke amabhizinisi ahlobene nezokuvakasha kufanele athobele futhi asebenzise imihlahlandlela efakwe kulolu hlelo olunzulu. I-PRTC izophinde ihlole futhi iqinisekise ngaphezu kwamahhotela nama-opharetha angaphezu kwama-350 ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo okumele zihambisane nalezi zindinganiso. Sinesiqiniseko sokuthi isiqiniseko nokuvikeleka kwalezi zinyathelo, kuhambisana nokuhlangenwe nakho okwenza iPuerto Rico ibe yindawo ekhangayo, kuzodlala indima ebalulekile ekuvuseleleni isikhashana imboni yezokuvakasha yesiQhingi, ”kusho umqondisi omkhulu we i-PRTC, uCarla Campos.
Okuhlangenwe nakho okuphephile kuqala enqubweni yokufika. Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU / LMM), isikhumulo sezindiza esiyisiqhingi, ngokubambisana nePuerto Rico National Guard, sisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe ukuvuselela ngokuzenzakalela izinga lokushisa labahambi futhi sinabasebenzi bakule ndawo abahlola impilo ngokushesha kubagibeli abafika esiQhingini. Ukuhlolwa kwamahhala kwe-COVID-19 nakho kuyatholakala esizeni. Isikhumulo sezindiza sihlale sivuliwe futhi, ngokungafani nezinye izindawo zaseCaribbean, iPuerto Rico ayivalanga imingcele yayo. Njengamanje, iPuerto Rico iphatha imisebenzi ecishe ibe ngu-200 yansuku zonke efaka phakathi izindiza ezithwala impahla, abagibeli nezindiza ezijwayelekile.
UHulumeni wasePuerto Rico futhi usebenza ngaphandle kokuphoqeleka kokuhlukaniswa kwezinsuku eziyi-14 okusasebenza, kubagibeli abafika ngoJulayi 15 noma ngemuva kwalo okunikeza ubufakazi bokuhlolwa okungalungile kwe-COVID-19. Eminye imininingwane njengoba ihlobene nalezi zidingo izonikezwa ezinsukwini ezizayo njengoba iPuerto Rico isilungela ukusebenza izihambeli.
Ukumenyezelwa kokuqalwa kabusha okuzayo kwemisebenzi yezokuvakasha kuvumela i-Discover Puerto Rico (DPR), okuyinhlangano yezentengiso yendawo esiqhingini (i-DMO), ukuthi ivuselele imizamo yabo yokuphromotha. Isikhulu esiphezulu se-DPR, uBrad Dean, uphawule wathi “ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abahambi sebevele bahlela iholide labo elilandelayo futhi bafuna amabhishi nezindawo zasemakhaya ezingaqinisekisa umuzwa ophephile futhi onempilo. I-Puerto Rico iyisinqumo esihle njengoba ihlanganisa okuhlangenwe nakho okungajwayelekile kanye nokunethezeka nokufinyeleleka kwendawo okuya kuyo e-US ngaphandle kwepasipoti edingekayo. I-Discover i-Puerto Rico isebenze ukugcina iPuerto Rico isezingeni eliphezulu kubathengi, futhi kusukela ngoJulayi 15, ekugcineni sizokwazi ukubanikeza iholide ebebelokhu beliphupha. ”
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-PRTC, uCarla Campos, uthe ulindele izinyathelo ezintsha nezizoguquka ezizohlinzeka izivakashi ngokufinyelela okwengeziwe nezinketho zokujabulela bonke ubuhle bemvelo, okuhehayo nezinsiza isiqhingi esinganikeza zona kuzomenyezelwa ngaphambi noma ngoJulayi 1st.
Enkulumweni yakhe yokuphetha, uMbusi uVázquez Garced ukhuthaze abahambi ukuthi bahlele amaholide abo azayo kusengaphambili futhi bahambisane nazo zonke izinyathelo ezisetshenzisiwe ukuvikela impilo nokuphepha kwawo wonke umuntu oseqinisweni elisha lomhlaba jikelele ngenxa yobhadane lwe-COVID-19.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Imizamo kaHulumeni wasePuerto Rico iye yaqashelwa kabanzi njengenye yezimpendulo ezinolaka kakhulu e-United States futhi amazinga e-COVID-19 okutheleleka nokufa kwabantu esiqhingini ahlala ephakathi kweziphansi kakhulu esizweni.
- Isimemezelo sigqamisa ukuthi izakhamuzi zendawo ziyamenywa ukuthi zijabulele izinsiza eziningi zemvelo namasiko e-Island ngempumelelo ngokushesha, kuyilapho imboni ilungela ukwamukela abahambi futhi kusukela ngomhlaka-15 Julayi ngesethi eqinile yamazinga ezempilo nokuphepha ukuze kulawulwe ukusabalala kwezifo. I-COVID 19.
- Siqinisekile ukuthi iziqinisekiso nokuphepha okuhlinzekwa yilezi zinyathelo, kuhambisana nolwazi okwenza iPuerto Rico ibe indawo ekhangayo, kuzodlala indima ebalulekile ekululameni kwesikhashana kwemboni yezokuvakasha yalesiQhingi,”.
