Ecuador will keep its land border with Peru closed

The Ecuadorian Government reiterated this Tuesday that it will keep its land border with Peru closed, as a prevention and control response to the spread of COVID-19.

“Given the information related to the decision of the Government of Peru to proceed with the reopening of its land borders as of December 1”, the Chancellery indicated in a statement that “This is a bilateral process and ratifies the decision of the Ecuadorian Government to advance in that direction, within the framework of dialogue and diplomatic coordination with the sister country of Peru.”

“The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry reiterates the decision to keep the land border with Peru closed, as a prevention and control response to the spread of the pandemic of the COVID-19 and its new variants ”, he pointed out.

In addition, the entry protocols for nationals and resident foreigners through the land border will remain in force, as well as the new requirements established by the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) and which will be in force as of December 1.

“The country’s authorities maintain frequent communication with their Peruvian counterparts, so that the reopening of the borders is carried out gradually and in an orderly manner”, I note.

New measures

The president of EcuadorGuillermo Lasso announced on Monday the prohibition of entry into the national territory of any person whose origin, stopover or transit is a specific list of African countries to be published by the authorities.

It also advanced that the reopening of the land border with Colombia, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, “it will be in phases”, the first of which contemplates the international transport of merchandise.

Lasso justified this and other measures in which the existence of the new variant of the COVID-19 named omicron, which has already been present in several countries of the world.

Other measures adopted include that all travelers from the rest of the world, nationals and foreigners, must present a complete certificate of vaccination against COVID-19 upon entering Ecuador, in addition to a PCR test with at least 72 hours of validity.

Regarding children and adolescents from 2 to 16 years old, they must present the negative result of a PCR made up to 72 hours before boarding to territory Ecuadorian.

On the other hand, if a suspicious case is found among the travelers, “A real-time PCR test will be carried out, if it is positive, then it will have to perform 14 days of isolation”Lasso said.

The Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, assured this Tuesday at a press conference that no case of the new variant has been registered in the country and reiterated her call for the population to go to the vaccination centers to be inoculated.

The American continent has reacted with alarm to the arrival of the dreaded omicron variant of the COVID-19 to its territory, with several countries closing access to travelers from Africa, origin of the viral variation.

Galapagos

About the new entry guidelines Galapagos by air, which come into effect as of tomorrow for tourists and residents, the Ministry of Tourism noted that all passengers over 16 years of age who enter the archipelago You must present the complete vaccination card, with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme.

Also, the negative result of a qualitative test RT-PCR in real time made up to 72 hours prior to shipment to Ecuador.

While children between 2 and 16 years of age must present the negative result of qualitative test RT-PCR in real time made up to 72 hours prior to shipment to Ecuador.

Additionally, tourists must present the traffic control card issued by the Governing Council of the Special Regime of the archipelago of Galapagos, located about a thousand kilometers from the Ecuadorian continental coasts.

Source: EFE

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