The Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, explained that they hope that the vaccination of stage three will be completed by the end of June, to begin the possible reactivation and reopening of the country, with economic, social and cultural sectors.
The Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, assured that although the health emergency will last until August 31, from June it will begin to project how the reopening and reactivation of Colombia will be safe. As he explained, it is “evident that we are on the cusp of the third peak and we could probably experience a fourth or fifth peak, we do not know. In some way, the conditions of affectation have been varying ”. (Read: Green jobs, an alternative for economic reactivation)
So far, in the large cities of the country the prevalence of the virus is between 70% and 98%, that is, that is the percentage of the population that has been in contact with the virus. Therefore, he added, at this point vaccination is a determining factor in protecting citizens.
“The expectation is that by the end of June the vaccination of stage three will be completed, which will give greater peace of mind for the possible reactivation and reopening of the country, with economic, social and cultural sectors, among others,” said Ruiz.
Faced with the possibility of a reopening, the Ministry of Health has proposed some examples of what this economic reopening of Colombia could look like. For education, for example, it is projected that as of June 1, all primary, secondary and kindergarten education will be in alternation, but as of July 15, with the goal of having all teachers vaccinated, it will be I would return to the presence. (You can read: Bars and restaurants will open in cities with less than 85% occupancy UCI: Government)
In the workplace, “it could go back to face-to-face as progress is made in vaccinating the population with comorbidities and thus guaranteeing that the return is safe. The same would be done with other sectors, which would start with a capacity of 25%, especially in stadiums, arenas and others, “he said.
For tourism, Ruiz said that it should also be opened mostly, “as well as transport, with the goal that, as far as possible, it reaches 100% capacity, using biosecurity measures.” These recommendations, Ruiz concluded, can begin to be practiced in cities with an intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy of less than 85% and will be replicated in other areas as stage three is completed. (You may be interested: Government announces economic measures for the reactivation of Buenaventura)
