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Structure to combat Covid-19 is complete in Paraná port terminals
This Thursday (25), the structure to combat covid-19 installed in the port terminals of Paraná completes one year. Since its installation, the port terminals have had an investment of almost R$ 11 million and 1,6 million workers served. In the last 365 days, medical and nursing teams worked 24 hours a day at the Triage Yard and at the accesses for drivers and pedestrians to the pier at the Port of Paranaguá, in the municipality of Paraná.
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The port in Paraná was the first in Brazil to adopt measures to combat Covid-19, which remain in force. “Port activity is essential for the transport of food, inputs and machinery. The State Government acted quickly to provide the necessary conditions and security for thousands of people who depend on the port to support their families,” said Luiz Fernando Garcia, CEO of the public company Portos do Paraná.
According to him, paralyzing the Port, due to Covid-19, would represent serious losses for the entire logistics chain, but mainly for workers at port terminals. Garcia also states:
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“Most workers at port terminals in Paraná earn by the hour. The stoppage would make the income of these people almost zero. The collection of taxes, each issue of an invoice by the terminals for the services provided, generates income for the municipality. So, we would further aggravate the economic crisis, not to mention the damage to production, distribution and logistics in Brazil”.
New investments in port terminals
The investment by the public company, in Paraná, in one year, in the purchase of material, equipment and the hiring of medical teams, which measure the temperature, assess symptoms compatible with Covid-19 and refer suspected cases, was Rs. $10.259.047.06. The remainder involves the maintenance of these structures, which will remain in place for the duration of the public health emergency.
The medical teams include 14 nursing technicians, three administrative assistants and two hospital cleaners. The structure also has two medical stations and two nursing stations.
Executive Director of OGMO-Paranaguá speaks
The Executive Director of the Manpower Management Body of Independent Port Workers of the Port of Paranaguá (OGMO- Paranaguá), Shana Bertol, considers that the care adopted since the beginning of the pandemic was essential.
“As soon as the pandemic was declared, we started with the most ostensive actions, with the installation of these sanitary barriers and the assistance of the exclusive medical team for Covid-19, rapid testing of workers, in addition to making all PPE available, alcohol gel” said. “During this entire period, we monitored the TPAs and more than 80% said they felt safe when carrying out their services inside the port”.
