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The Minister also referred to the various registers that were launched from the Governments website during the COVID-19 health crisis in the Principality and which seek to have more careful control of different sectors. Thus Jover stated that 647 companies and freelancers have already contacted the Executive in order to request some of the soft loans promoted by the Government in order to solve their treasury problems related to this crisis.The Government spokesman on the other hand also said that 268 people had been discharged to indicate that they had lost their jobs since the start of the situation. Of these however 199 had contracts of a fixed duration. Jover reiterated that all cases were analyzed one by one to see the specifics and that more than a hundred had already been contacted by the labor inspection department.With regard to the form enabled to facilitate the return of non-EU temporary workers to their countries of origin Minister Spokesman indicated that there were 1674 registered. Of these some have already been able to return to their countries. For the rest Jover said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to work closely with the rest of the countries to provide a solution as soon as possible. However the Spokesman reiterated that from the Government the communal corporations and the companies that contracted them are offered the maximum help while they have to stay in the Principality. For example with the extension of residence and work permits until May 2 expanding health coverage.
