The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced this Monday that, as of December 14, travelers over 18 years of age who enter the country must certify that they have completed their vaccination schedule against COVID-19.
“Under the recommendation of the advisory committee of @MinSaludCol (Ministry of Health), since December 14, all international travelers 18 years of age and older who enter Colombia must present a vaccination card or certificate COVID-19 with complete scheme “the president wrote on Twitter without delving into more details.
Asked by AFP, the government did not specify if the decision means the closure of the borders for the unvaccinated or if alternative measures such as anticovid tests, quarantines, among others, are envisaged.
Colombia A gradual process of lifting the restrictions in force until then to stop the spread of the virus began on June 3, which included eliminating the requirement for a negative PCR test to enter the country.
After going through the most critical phase of the pandemic between April and June of this year, deaths and infections in Colombia decreased thanks to the massive vaccination campaign that already protects half of the 50 million inhabitants with complete schedules.
Although mortality has subsided, the country is waiting for the possible arrival of the new omicron variant that already circulates in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and some 40 countries in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In proportion to its population, Colombia It is the fourth Latin American country with the most deaths from the virus behind Peru, Brazil and Argentina.
Source: AFP
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