Schedules on the beaches and spas of Ecuador for the end of the year holiday

Although biosecurity measures must be taken to extremes in Ecuador due to the growing contagion of coronavirus, the municipalities of the Ecuadorian coast will not close the beaches on the end of the year holiday, as of Friday, December 31 to Sunday, January 2, 2022.

The national Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) set in 75% of the maximum capacity from citizens to the beaches. The schedule was also established for the use of beaches and spas from 06:00 to 18:00.

In the Santa Elena canton the beach hours are from 08:00 to 18:00, on the 22 beaches in this jurisdiction, said Mayor Otto Vera.

The burning of puppets is prohibited in the beach area and in public spaces in which agglomerations can occur. In addition, the consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.

Biosafety

Local authorities insist that visitors use masks correctly, as well as vendors who offer their products to visitors.

In addition, it is necessary to maintain the distance between visitors to the beach.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health announced this week that the omicron variant is already from community contagion in the country. On a national scale, until this Monday, December 27, there are 24 cases, 18 in Guayas and 6 in Pichincha.

December already has more confirmed COVID-19 cases than the previous four months. The provinces of Napo, Pichincha, El Oro and Sucumbíos had more confirmed cases in the last two weeks, according to official figures. They are followed by Guayas and Manabí.

Faced with this health situation, the Ecuadorian authorities declared the obligation to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In the country, those who have received the inoculation against the virus 5 months ago are already vaccinated against the third dose. (I)