This will be the 2021 Christmas holiday in Ecuador

Despite the detection of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Ecuador will not apply confinement during the Christmas and New Year holidays this December. Yes, it will require the presentation of the vaccination card in crowded places.

It has also listed other resolutions such as capacity percentages to prevent the total closure of activities.

The days off for the Christmas holiday this 2021 are Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 December, according to the decision of the Ministry of Tourism to allow small family gatherings for the holidays.

COE Resolutions

• The general recommendation is to always maintain social distance, wear the mask all the time, wash your hands frequently, use alcohol gel for cleaning.
• To enter shopping centers and public institutions, the presentation of the vaccination card or certificate (with complete scheme) or the negative result of a PCR test to enter hotels, mass events, cinemas and theaters for all older people will begin to be required. 12 years.
• The burning of puppets with the close family circle will be allowed.
• The Presentation of the card will be in force from December 23 and will run until January 23, prior to an evaluation by the health authorities.
• Capacity will be reduced to 50% in restaurants, shopping centers, food courts, cinemas and gyms. He also urged municipalities to suspend activities in bars, brothels and convention centers for corporate entertainments.
• Access to the beaches will be allowed from 06:00 to 18:00.
• Massive events that generate crowds are prohibited, such as festivals, contests, neighborhood events, festivals.
• Public and private events such as concerts, children’s passes, processions, novenas in public spaces, old-year festivals, popular festivals, festivals, popular dances, neighborhood events are suspended.
• The attention of the banks this December 24 will be only in agencies that operate in delayed hours.

Ecuador reports 537,220 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 33,614 deaths from the disease, which was first detected in the country in February 2020.

The city with the most infections is the capital, Quito (184,440), followed by Guayaquil (51,741). (I)