40,000 health and security personnel  on standby  for Carnival

Over  40,000 security and emergency personnel will be deployed during the “Guardians 2020” operation to reduce highway carnage during Carnival.

At a Monday, February 17  press conference  17 authorities said that all land, naval and air components will be available to all national and foreign citizens during the Carnival festivities (February 21 to 25).

The Minister of Public Security, Juan Pino, said:  “Many of the accidents that are seen on a daily basis can be prevented,” he said, so he asked citizens for “coherence.”

Health, Minister  Rosario Turner, reported that 114 facilities and 80 ambulances will be available to those who need to be treated.