| The first mayor asks the Popular Party for responsibility in the serious situation that this town is experiencing, with almost 100 positives for COVID 19 in 4 days and one person admitted to the ICU, struggling between life and death | The alderman emphasizes that it is time to remain calm and the unity of the political parties before a very dangerous enemy, which is COVID-19; closing ranks with the administrations, and leaving irresponsible political attitudesFor Cánovas, the minimum is to maintain loyalty as the mayor and the municipal government do with the regional government or the Ministry of the Interior and the Civil GuardThe mayor of Totana, Juan José Cánovas, has called on opposition groups, and in particular the Popular Party, to rise to the occasion and not try to take advantage of a very serious health situation to try to obtain political revenue or stir irresponsible messages of exclusion and hatred against innocent people.The first mayor reminds the PP that the powers in the field of Health are from the Autonomous Community and, in a torturous way, they try to divert and direct to the Mayor's Office a totally absurd responsibility or guilt, such as the closure of Totana decreed by the regional government.In addition, he adds that the surveillance control device is being executed by the Civil Guard under the central government, and that the mayor is collaborating in everything to stop the pandemic and to overcome this very serious situation."Never, not even in the moments of corruption that affected our people in 2007, has such a fierce campaign against a mayor been organized, nor the hate and exclusion campaign on social networks against immigrants or people who are trying to present themselves as guilty of a creeping and irresponsible way ”, he indicated.All the hotel establishments in Totana have licenses regulated by the Law and there are many that generate inconvenience and complaints to neighbors, with whom the City Council sanctions, opens files or decrees closings when the Law allows it.Specifically, the closure or sanction of premises - due to scandals on public roads - is the exclusive responsibility of Public Spectacle, dependent on the General Directorate of Local Administration with whose general director, Francisco Abril, held a meeting a few weeks ago to express to him the situation and the need to impose sanctions or decree closings, when the coronavirus outbreak had not yet emerged.The residents residing in the Dubai Pub area have been attended to by the mayor when requested, even in the wee hours of the morning, with sanctions being formulated and files opened by the Local Police.Cánovas points out that, as leisure venues (frequented by Latinos or non-Latinos), complaints from neighbors accumulate, as they do in all the towns of Spain; and adds that this outbreak has occurred in that pub is a circumstance that could have happened in another, at private parties or concentrations of people.The mayor stresses that it is time to maintain calm and the unity of political parties in the face of a very dangerous enemy, which is COVID-19 and to close ranks with the administrations, leaving irresponsible political attitudes that border on personal insult."If the PP continues with that strategy in Totana, it will be promoting far-right and xenophobic positions that will overcome it and should know it," said Juan José Cánovas.100 years ago, Totana experienced a pandemic of the misnamed “Spanish Flu”.
As now, saving the social and historical contexts, the most affected were the humble families, day laborers or people with poor hygiene and habitability conditions.
Totanera society, without distinction of social class, then responded with solidarity and support for those affected."People died who, at the risk of their lives, cared for sick or dying people.
Today, 100 years later, there are ways to stop the virus.
But it is important to attack other no less dangerous viruses, such as hoaxes, exclusion campaigns or xenophobic comments ”, she recalls.“Totana has changed in recent years and we must extract the positive from our growth and diversity.
There are generations of young people who were born here and are totaneros like us.
We must all work for coexistence and be united because we need each other to overcome difficulties and advance, ”he says.The mayor continues to collaborate with Public Health, the president of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, the Delegation of the Government and the Government of the Nation; and calls for calm to the population, accepting standards that are essential to overcome the situation to preserve our health and our lives and to face the economic recovery.“This is not the time for confrontations, but rather for unity and collaboration, setting an example as a people of the admiration and solidarity that comes from all parts of the Region and the State.
We are not to be ashamed of anything.
On the contrary, we must fight to overcome the pandemic all together ”, he concludes.
