Redován City Council asks regional Department of Health to provide data on those affected by Covid-19

  • The mayor, Nely Ruiz, also calls for the sending of a diagnostic test “to guarantee that the measures adopted are adjusted to the situation and guarantee the safety of the neighbors”

The Mayor of Redován, Nely Ruiz, has sent a letter to the Minister of Health, Ana Barceló, in which she requests that the details of those infected by Coronavirus that are in the Valencian Community be disclosed in detail and by municipalities, with the aim of “being able to adopt the most appropriate local policies to guarantee the health security of the residents of Redován”.

The first mayor has recalled that this measure was already announced by the President of the Community, Ximo Puig, on April 8. “Two weeks later, it has not yet been launched, nor has any information been received in the municipality of Redován, nor have the massive tests necessary to detect Covid-19 or instructions to get them done with the Health Center” Ruiz has declared. However, and as the mayor has stated, “in health departments such as Torrevieja they have communicated these data in each locality”, and in other autonomous communities such as the Region of Murcia, “all municipalities of the evolution of the Covid-19 in all of them ”.

This is the second letter that the mayor has sent to the Ministry of Health with this request. The response to the first letter argued to update the data on the situation of the Covid-19 in the Valencian Community daily only by Health Departments “and for statistical purposes only”, to respect at all times the anonymity and the non-identification of specific persons and of in accordance with the data protection principles.

From the City Council of Redovan, they understand that in order to “guarantee health conditions and a successful solution to the health crisis of Redován’s neighbors, strategies must be set in cooperation between all administrations”, but “without ever forgetting the role of the town councils, which are always the closest institution to the citizen ”, stated the first mayor.

Ruiz stressed the vital importance of knowing the number of people affected by the pandemic at the municipal level, since "having all the data and information possible is the only way to achieve a successful exit from the current health crisis." Likewise, the Mayor added that "only in this way can we be sure that the measures we are taking to protect our citizens are the most appropriate under the circumstances."

Redován impone 44 violaciones por violar las normas desde que se declaró el Estado de Alarma ante el Covid19

El concejal de Seguridad Ciudadana, Adrián Ballester, indica que las multas son por saltarse el confinamiento y recuerda que pueden ir desde los 600 hasta los 30.000 euros

Redován 10/04/2020. La Policía Local de Redován ha impuesto 44 violaciones contra vecinos de la localidad que en algún momento han incumplido las restricciones establecidas en el Real Decreto 463/2020 por el que se aprueba el Estado de Alarma debido al Coronavirus (Covid-19).

En líneas generales, el Ayuntamiento reconoce que la gran mayoría de vecinos cumple con el confinamiento, e incluso han salido iniciativas positivas como la elaboración de mascarillas para evitar contagios o empresas que han prestado para desinfectar calles, entre otras acciones. No obstante, tal y como explica el concejal de Seguridad Ciudadana, Adrián Ballester, la Policía Local de Redován “será implacable ante aquellos que se saltan las normas e incumplen el Estado de Alarma, ya que tenemos que tener responsabilidad en los momentos difíciles y ayudarnos entre todos “. El edil también ha grabado que las multas, en caso de saltarse el confinamiento, pueden ir desde los 600 hasta los 30.000 euros, incluso con penas de cárcel para personas que sean reincidentes.

Por su parte, la alcaldesa de Redován, Nely Ruiz, ha querido mostrar su agradecimiento a todas las personas que están respetando el confinamiento. “Desde el Ayuntamiento agradecemos el esfuerzo que todos los vecinos están haciendo, sobre todo con el cuidado de nuestros mayores, así como con los más pequeños de la casa”. En este sentido, Ruiz ha grabado el Consistorio ha lanzado algunas iniciativas en redes sociales, “para que nos envíen fotografías de cómo están afectados el confinamiento de los niños y así hacer más ameno estos momentos difíciles”.

La primera edil también ha grabado que se han puesto en marcha todo tipo de medidas económicas y sociales, así como trabajos de desinfección de calles o en la entrada de los comercios. “El objetivo es tener seguridad y por eso quiero dar las gracias a todas las personas que se han prestado voluntarias para ayudar en todo lo que necesitamos”, ha afirmado Ruiz.

Multas por posesión de drogas

En el marco de la vigilancia que la Policía Local de Redován hace en el municipio, también se han levantado seis informes de sanción por presuntos delitos contra la salud pública y el tráfico de drogas, desde que se declaró el Estado de Alarma.

Asimismo, el Ayuntamiento, junto con la policía, ha lanzado varios mensajes en redes sociales, con el objetivo de que si algún vecino observa incidencias o el incumplimiento de las indicaciones que se recogen en el estado de alarma, se pueden poner en contacto con los agentes a través del número de teléfono 608072253.

The Redován City Council distributes more than 5,000 protective masks to prevent contagion

The Mayor of Redován, Nely Ruiz, along with the Councilor for Health, Marisol Ibáñez, wanted to thank the solidarity of all those who have allowed more than half a thousand protective masks to be made, “in a very short period of time, so We want to thank that effort and the desire to collaborate that are always characteristic of our neighbors, ”said the first mayor.

“It is a joint effort and it has come forward thanks to the collaboration of many people,” said Ruiz, who highlighted the work done by the almost 30 volunteers who have given their time and put their sewing machines on. to work making these masks, as well as to the companies in the area that have donated the material that has allowed them to be made.

Around 4,000 of these masks have already been distributed among the population, at the homes of those who have requested them, “trying to prioritize those belonging to risk groups as older people or those who have previous pathologies,” explained the mayor of Health. They have also been delivered “to six companies in the area, delivered to the drivers of a transport company and also to the workers of various companies in the food sector, in which it is necessary to reinforce health security as much as possible” Ibáñez has qualified.

The masks, made in two sizes, “will continue to be produced until citizens need and demand them,” said Ibáñez, who has indicated that they can be collected at the Town Hall, upon request, through the telephone numbers 644 229 937 and 652 100 615.

Redován announces a series of social and economic measures to face the effects of COVID19 in the municipality

  • City Council will allocate a first package of 50,000 euros in social aid, in addition to dedicating 9,000 euros in aid for the payment of IBI for families without resources or who have been affected by the health crisis
  • The processing of the Budgets for 2020 has also been paralyzed to reorient the budget lines and mitigate the effects of the coronavirus through a plan to promote the local economy.

The Mayor of Redován, Nely Ruiz, accompanied by the councilors of the municipal government team, has appeared online today to inform citizens of the measures being carried out by the Redován municipal government.

The mayor has reported on the measures being taken by the Redován City Council on the occasion of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, such as “the closure and sealing of municipal facilities or the increase in security and surveillance of the Local Police, as well as carrying out disinfection and thorough cleaning of streets and municipal facilities,” she said.

Ruiz has also announced the suspension of the approval of the municipal budgets for the year 2020, the draft of which was already finalized, “with the aim of reorienting the budget items included in it to address emergency situations caused by this crisis,” has indicated.

For this reason, a first package of 50,000 euros in social aid is going to be allocated, managed by the Social Services of the La Vega Community, of which 30,000 euros have been contributed by the Alicante Provincial Government. Likewise, 9,000 euros in aid will be allocated to defray the IBI (Real Estate Tax) to families without resources or who have been affected by the health crisis situation.

On the other hand, and with regard to the rate of terraces of cafeterias and bars, the mayor has declared that “the pertinent returns will be made to the owners of these establishments, since the taxable event that has allowed their utilization, “Ruiz explained. In the same way, the weekly market rates and those corresponding to sports activities carried out by the Redován City Council, motivated by the temporary closure of its activity, will not be charged during the period of alarm.

The 2020 budgets will also include a Plan to promote the local economy, aimed above all at the shops, bars and cafes in the municipality that have had to close down during this crisis, to help them reactivate their economic activity.

The mayor has also indicated that, once the set of grants from the different Public Administrations are known, from the City Council “we will study and specify the necessary requirements to apply for them, and thus be able to help the maximum number of people from Redován “.

The mayor has finished her speech by conveying a message of calm and thanks to the population of Redován, for their exemplary behavior in the face of the confinement measures decreed by the Government of Spain. She also wanted to thank the work of the health workers who are caring for sick people, the Local Police and State Security Forces and Bodies, the Armed Forces, the municipality’s pharmacies and the shops that are open to guarantee the supply of basic products, as well as the municipal brigade.

“Ultimately, we want to thank all the people who are helping to make this situation more bearable, and putting their lives at the service of citizens,” said Ruiz, also thanking the great capacity for awareness and collaboration of the Redovans, encouraging to continue the work of confinement until now until the end of the State of Alarm. “The most important thing is to be prepared to be able to help the neighbors who need it,” she said. “We are in a difficult time. It is important to act calmly and serenely, be well informed and do what the professionals recommend us,” she concluded.

Redován begins a month of March full of activities in commemoration of International Women’s Day

  • Mª Teresa Ballester Pacheco has been elected Woman Worker of Redován 2020 and will be named in the institutional act held on March 7th
  • More than a dozen activities aimed at claiming the figure of women in the municipality and the promotion of equality between men and women

The mayor of Redován, Nely Ruiz, together with the Councilor for Social Welfare, Women and Equality, Marisol Ibáñez, have carried out this morning the presentation of activities organized by this area to commemorate March 8, International Women’s Day. “We have prepared a month full of activities aimed at promoting the union of women in the municipality, but which are also aimed at raising awareness among all Redovans towards the achievement of equality, much needed in society,” said the councilor.

These workshops, meetings, theatrical performances, trips and activities will be carried out in collaboration with the Provincial Council of Alicante, the Social Services and the Equality Agency of the Commonwealth of La Vega, as well as the Women’s Association of Redován and the Provincial Rural Association of Women and Disabled Women (ARACELIA).

The mayor has invited the entire population, and especially the women of Redován, to participate in these programmed activities so that, as she has said, “they can know each other and themselves, empower and claim the figure of women as a collective.”

A March full of activities

The program of activities will begin on Tuesday, February 25 with the workshop in school hours ‘Educating in values’ for the students of CEIP Sagrados Corazones de Redován. In the same way, “the Judo Club of Redován, to whom we appreciate their involvement,” explained the councilor, “will be in charge of giving a workshop for women’s self-defense, which will begin on Tuesday, day 3 in the social center of the 3rd age and will be developed throughout the month of March ”.

On Thursday 5, also in the social center, the Sorority workshop ‘Between women’ will take place from 8:00 pm, while on Friday 6 the ‘Women’s dinner’ will take place in the Thámesis rooms, with a price stipulated of 25 euros. “Those interested can sign up by contacting the Women’s Association of Redován or the Aracelia association,” said Ibáñez.

The most emotional moment will take place in the institutional act in recognition of the Working Woman of Redován, who this year has fallen to the person of Mª Teresa Ballester Pacheco. The mayor stressed that “it is an appointment that highlights the dedication and work that women of Redován do every day in all areas of life, and to which from this City Council we want to give all the importance it deserves ” The appointment of Mª Teresa Ballester Pacheco will be made official by the first mayor on Saturday, March 7 from 6:00 p.m. in the Plenary Hall of the City Council.

On Tuesday, the 10th, at 10:00 a.m., the CEIP Sagrados Corazones schoolchildren will be able to enjoy the play for Equality ‘I go with me’, while on Thursday the 12th there will be a laughter therapy workshop in the social center of the 3rd age, starting at 8:00 p.m. Also, on Saturday, March 14, “a trip to spend the day in the city of Murcia will take place, leaving from the Plaza de la Paz in Redován at 10:00 am, and to which any woman interested in the City Hall itself ”, explained Ibáñez. You can also request information for this excursion on the phones 652 100 615 and 644 229 937.

The women of Redován may also attend a women’s empowerment workshop on Monday, September 16, at the Social Services headquarters of the municipality, starting at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday 18 there will be occasion to enjoy a session of Latin salsa and bachata dances in the social center of the 3rd age at 20:00 hours, where at the same time and the same place, but on Thursday, March 26, you will have place a workshop on female sexuality by Adisex, the service of attention to diversity and sexuality of the Commonwealth of La Vega.

A trip to Valencia scheduled for Sunday 29 coordinated by the Women’s Association of Redován, with scheduled departure from Miguel Hernández square at 7:00 am heading to the capital of Turia, and the activity ‘Human libraries’ on Monday, the 30th , addressed to IES student Jaime de Sant Àngel during school hours, will put an end to this full month full of commemorative activities.

Redován also holds several workshops throughout the year, such as ‘Dona Salud’, coordinated by the Aracelia association. In this way, the practice of sports such as Zumba (Monday and Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.) and Pilates (Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) is also encouraged, also in the San Carlos neighborhood on Mondays and Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.)

Open the deadline for participation of the III edition of the National Pasodoble Contest “Villa de Redován”

  • The prizes, up to 1,500 euros, will be announced at the concert scheduled for June 27 at the Antonio Ibáñez Serrano House of Music

The Councilor for Culture of the City Council of Redován, Clara Ezcurra, has announced that the deadline for sending works to participate in the National Contest of Pasodoble Composition “Villa de Redován”, which this year celebrates its third edition, is already open , and whose bases were approved last Friday at the Local Government Board.

The deadline for submission of the original and unpublished compositions of the pasodoble concert mode will be Friday, May 29 at 2:00 p.m. Of the works received, a jury composed of three members of recognized prestige within the world of music will make a previous selection of four compositions, which will be performed by the Musical Union of Redován in a concert at the Antonio Ibáñez Serrano House of Music on next Saturday June 27th.

It will be there where the pasodobles winners are announced, being the first prize of 1,000 euros and diploma, whose name will decide the Musical Union, and 500 euros and diploma for the second. The third and fourth prizes will also receive nominative distinctions. The musical group will also decide with its vote the piece deserving a special mention.

The participation bases, with the requirements and way of sending the works are available at the Electronic Headquarters of the City of Redován. Any questions or requests for information may be directed by email to the address clara.ezcurra@redovan.es, or by phone 635 59 30 22.