The sanction basically focuses on the fact that the service provider Fernando Grajales Expeditions EVT does not present a health monitor or inform the medical service of the Aconcagua Provincial Park, as established by the health protocol, the corresponding test reports that must be carried out every 10 days. to the staff working in the company. Nor does it report on the swabs that are carried out internally and privately by the same provider company to climbers who hire the service to carry out expeditions.
The sanctions for non-compliance with what is established in the corresponding protocol could include the application of a fine of up to $450,000 and the suspension of the sale of permits to the Aconcagua Provincial Park and even the suspension of the company to continue providing services this season.
In this case, through a resolution of the Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources, the sanction applied to the company Fernando Grajales Expeditions EVT is a fine of $200,000 for violating the sanitary regulations established within the Aconcagua Provincial Park.
On the other hand, all companies that provide services within the Park were notified to reinforce the validity of Resolution 822/21. The objective is for them to inform both the Park authorities and the Medical Service of the results of tests that they can carry out privately and to make the staff available for tests every 10 days.
In this sense, according to data provided by the Park's Medical Service, as of January 14, 110 tests were carried out, of which only 13 were positive. These figures are given for a total of around 1,800 people admitted for day trekking, short trekking, long trekking and ascent activities. These, added to the income for the Laguna de Horcones Interpretive Circuit, show a total number of visitors to the Park since the season began of more than 10,000 people. These data demonstrate the effectiveness of the application of the Sanitary Protocol through Resolution 822/21.
"These data show the effectiveness of the application of the current protocol, given the low positivity rate recorded compared to data recorded in the rest of the country," said Ignacio Rogé, head of the Medical Service of the Aconcagua Provincial Park. And he added that "in addition to the application of the protocol and the work that we carry out from the Park's Medical Service and the Ranger staff, the individual responsibility of the users and the companies that provide services is important."
For his part, the director of Renewable Natural Resources, Sebastián Melchor, commented: “It is important to highlight that we have been having a positive season and that the correct and strict application of the sanitary protocol guarantees visitors greater security and protection.”
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