The measure must be fulfilled as of November 16.
As of November 16, Colombia will require a certificate of vaccination against covid-19 to enter bars, restaurants and sports or cultural events.
“We ask that for all leisure activities such as concerts, restaurants, bars (…) the vaccination card is required when you enter closed sites, “explained Gerson Bermont, the government’s head of pandemic control.
For activities “essential (…) such as market, buy medicines, attending health or education issues is not necessary the vaccination card “ but the use of a mask and social distancing do, Bermont clarified in a video posted on Twitter.
For now, the authorities will only demand proof of having received the first dose of the vaccine.
The restriction will initially apply to adults “And from November 30 for people over 12 years old”, added the official. Establishments that do not comply with it are exposed to fines and even the closure of the premises.
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The mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, He had already announced that he would require the vaccination certificate from mid-November to attend massive events in the capital.
It seeks to meet a goal
Colombia, which has immunized 21.5 of its 50 million inhabitants against the coronavirus, opened vaccination to children between the ages of 3 and 11 last week.
Still “we need to be able to reach that great goal that we have of 70% of the vaccinated population to guarantee that there is no setback in the processes of economic reactivation ”, said Bermont.
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The country experienced the worst part of the pandemic between April and June, when he reached several records of infections and deaths. Since then, it has registered low levels of contagion and deaths, despite having relaxed mobility and capacity restrictions in the main cities.
Barely 6% of the population say they have no intention of getting vaccinated, according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).
The measure “will guarantee that if there is a new peak (of covid) we do not have peak of illness and peak of death ”, expressed the official.
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Some 127,000 people have died in Colombia from the virus. In proportion to its population, it is the fourth Latin American country with the most deaths behind Peru, Brazil and Argentina. (I)
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