Social Security is bidding for hotel service in the metropolitan area in order to house medical professionals in charge of the emergency care of covid-19.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The hotel facilities are required to guarantee privacy, comfort and security for the medical professionals staying there and the use of all the facilities by the Guatemalan Social Security Institute, except for the common areas, which must remain closed due to health security protocol.
Some technical specifications:
-Building in good infrastructure conditions, which does not represent risks for the physical integrity of health workers.
-Access facilities for arrival to the building by four-wheeled vehicle and pedestrians.
-Physical security around the perimeter and at the main access
-WIFI network access for connection through mobile devices.
-Electrical power plant for emergency situations in the electrical flow to the hotel.
-Water storage and pumping system to cover needs for up to 48 hours in the absence of a regular supply.
-Smoke detection and fire activation system operation.
-Naturally ventilated and illuminated and with good artificial lighting
-Single and/or double rooms, in which bedding must be changed every 24 hours
-Sanitary service and shower with hot water per room Preferably TV by cable.
-Food service all three times to be distributed in the rooms. The menu will be agreed upon weekly by the hotel administration and must be served in disposable containers and its value will be proportional to the cost of meal times, without exceeding the amount of Q.100.00 per person per day.
Disinfection of the room keys, deep cleaning of the facilities and the guests' luggage are some of the protocols that will be applied by the hotels in Costa Rica at the time of opening.
After being closed for two months due to the health crisis resulting from the covid-19 outbreak, since May 16 the country's hotels with less than 20 rooms were allowed to open their doors to the public, but with the condition that they only occupy 50% of their capacity.
The Executive and the banking sector agreed to extend until December 31st of this year the moratorium on credit payments, a measure that applies to mortgages, personal loans, the agricultural sector, commercial, transportation, auto and credit cards.
The government also reported that in the context of the covid-19 outbreak, President Cortizo sanctioned Bill 295 which adopts special social measures for the temporary suspension of payment of public services such as electricity, fixed and mobile telephony and Internet.
Following the spread of covid-19 and the restrictions placed on people's mobility, the country's hotel sector warns that there is a risk of bankruptcy if a financial rescue plan is not implemented.
Managers of the Salvadoran Association of Small Hotels of El Salvador (Hopes) claim that hotels and the tourism sector were among the first to receive the economic impact of the crisis resulting from the health emergency, and will be among the last to recover.
The government decided to extend for two more weeks the measures restricting freedom of movement, which includes the transit and movement of persons, crew, passengers and vehicles, between 4 pm and 5 am.
The restriction measures were decreed with the aim of containing the spread of covid-19, and the text detailing the government's provisions was published in the March 29 edition of Diario de Centro América.
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