Illa says there was no "scientific evidence" to ban 8-M

With 8-M in the crosshairs of the opposition and now also the subject of an express investigation in court, the Government insists that there was no "scientific evidence" in those days to have banned the coronavirus. the demonstrations or other large crowds of people that took place that same weekend in Spain.

"If there was not, we will not take them," defended the health minister, Salvador Illa, during an appearance in the branch commission in Congress, where he was questioned again about this matter a day after the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, exclaimed "Long live the 8-M" during the debate on the state of alarm. And that was answered by the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, with the reproach that "shouting live on 8-M was like shouting long live disease and long live death."

At the judicial level, the last hour is that the Civil Guard has presented a new report to the Madrid judge investigating whether the Government prioritized political ideology over the health alert, causing the post to spread the pandemic, and In it he points out that Fernando Simón did not inform the autonomous communities of an alert made on March 2 by the European Union agency for the control and prevention of diseases ( ECDC ) in which the European states were asked to "avoid" that the population go to "mass events" and prevent "unnecessary mass concentrations" by the coronavirus.

Despite this ECDC alert, Illa has maintained that with the information that was available at that time about the expansion of the coronavirus in Spain, the celebration of feminist marches could not be prohibited, as well as other events of a massive nature, such as football. For this reason, he defended that the March 8 demonstration "was not only held in Madrid and Spain" but also took place in "many other countries in the world" because it was a call with an international character.

"Those days were celebrated because there was no scientific evidence, at least I did not have it, to say that it had to be prohibited," said the Minister of Health, who has justified that it was "immediately after" when it became known and when, accordingly, appropriate action was taken. Specifically, it has underlined as decisive dates March 11, because the WHO declared the pandemic by Covid-19, and on March 12, when the ECDS alerted that the community transmission.

To questions from Vox, who held its congress that weekend and who gathered thousands of people on the Vistalegre campus that Sunday , Illa replied that if they had asked him if they could have held that political act, he would have replied that " yes". "And I hold it," because he said it was what was thought then.

Thus, he has reproached the opposition for his insistence on referring "only to a certain event" that took place 8-M, when there were others. In fact, he recalled that that same day in Madrid there were also some oppositions with many people and days later a concert, in a direct allusion to the PP to show that the Community of Madrid did not restrict them.

The spokesperson for Vox, José Luis Steegmann , has reproached Illa that with these decisions they had contributed to the pandemic, in the same way that he has made the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez ugly, that with his "viva" to 8-M he has shown so " little empathy ", even with members of the Government or their" closest relatives ", alluding to his wife, who tested positive for coronavirus just a few days after participating in the march.

In relation to this, Steegmann has warned the Minister of Health that "when he goes before a judge" to give a statement for not having acted to prevent these demonstrations that "it does not occur to him to scream alive on March 8." "Listen to me," I have said, at least not this year's, "hurry to say that of 2018."

REBUKE FOR THE NUMBERS: "WE ARE NOT FOOLED"

On the other hand, the PP and Vox have reprimanded Illa for the "dance" of official figures about those killed by coronavirus. With the Government talking about more than 27,000 deceased and with the National Institute of Statistics and funeral homes presenting around 43,000.

The PP spokeswoman in the commission, Cuca Gamarra , has indicated that it is "outrageous" and that she was "kidding the Spaniards" with something as important as the figures with the assumption that "the official truth remains, even if it is a lie" . "They think we are stupid."

Gamarra has warned that there are cases in which the autonomous communities are reporting deaths but that later Health says that there have been none. And it has been asked what is the scientific support that therefore have official data.

In this sense, he has warned of the enormous dance of figures between the different official sources within the administration. Even in which the Government transmits to international organizations such as the WHO or the ECDS, where figures close to 30,000 deaths are transferred. "The autonomous communities deny them, the Government itself denies it from other ministries and it denies itself with the data it provides to international organizations," he rebuked, accusing Illa of leaving the country "at the height of the mud" and being criticized for this by the international media.

Illa has defended herself from the criticism, claiming that the opposition is "up to the task" of the circumstances and has argued that the official data meets the same criteria that are being applied in other countries by indication of the WHO. That is, to count as dead by the coronavirus exclusively all those who have a diagnosis by PCR.

This is going to continue although it has left for the future that there may be possible readjustments because it has maintained that the close to 15,000 deaths between the official data and the statistical data of the INE do not have to be expressly due to the coronavirus. "Are they all? No", because there may be some for "indirect causes".

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