The Deputy Minister of Public Health and Provision of Services, Luis Alexander Moscoso, assured that this portfolio is working on a draft resolution that will establish limitations to the holding of public and private events for municipalities with less than 60% in first doses.
(They do not rule out that omicron is already circulating in Colombia).
“December is complex. We hope to vaccinate a large number of people because we have the entire group of third doses, pending of second doses and pending of first doses “Moscoso said.
This measure occurs just when several countries in the world are taking restrictive measures again due to the fear generated by the advance of the omicron variable.
(The United States imposes new restrictions on travelers.)
One of them was Rio de Janeiro, which canceled its New Year’s Eve party. The Brazilian city joins other European countries and the United States, which issued new requirements for travelers to enter the country.
The covid-19 pandemic claimed the lives of another 42 people in Colombia, reported this Friday the Ministry of Health that also reported 2,299 new infections of the disease.
(Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year’s celebration for omicron variant).
With the new data, the number of deaths rises to 128,685 and the total number of cases is 5,076,378, of which 13,638 are still active, while the number of recovered reached 4,916,313.
EFE
