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From this Sunday there will be a curfew in seven subregions of the department. This was announced by Aníbal Gaviria, Governor of Antioquia, who also clarified that the restriction will not go, initially, until January 3, as had been raised.
Gaviria said that the curfew will begin at 00 hours on Sunday and will go until 6:00 am. This will be repeated every night until December 20. On that day, an analysis will be made to know how pertinent it is to extend the measure until the next year, as had been contemplated.
The seven subregions considered are the Magdalena Medio, North, Northeast, Southwest, West, Bajo Cauca and Oriente. In Urabá, the governor said, it will not be applied, since the impact of the covid has been lower and the measure is not necessary. “We spoke with the mayors of that region and came to the conclusion that the circumstances do not warrant it,” the president said.
Another of the recurring questions was why the measure had not been taken in the Aburrá Valley. The governor said that his intention is to reach a pact with the mayors to reach a metropolitan pact, however, he said, it has not yet been reached. “We want to reach an agreement together, but we have not reached it.”
In the municipalities of these subregions it will not be possible to be on public roads at those hours, nor will commercial establishments be allowed. The main exceptions will be emergencies and work obligations. The governor was emphatic that family gatherings are not prohibited, since that cannot be contemplated by the decree, but he did make a call not to generate agglomerations.
The government of Antioquia issued a decree this Friday, December 11, through which the restrictions were established in detail.
When asked if the curfews responded to the indiscipline of citizens in recent weeks, Gaviria said that they had “responded to the clamor of the mayors who asked for restrictive measures.” According to the president, what is sought is to generate a balance between health and economic reopening. “We want to make a call for reflection, this is in the hands of each of the Antioqueños,” he said.
In the Aburrá Valley, authorities have failed to establish agreements for restrictions of this type during December.
It should be remembered that municipal measures have already been taken in the Aburrá Valley. Sabaneta, for example, decreed a curfew for minors between 11 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. every day from December 11 until January 11. In that municipality, as in Medellín and Envigado, the circulation of Christmas chivas had already been prohibited during the season, which generated protests from the owners of those vehicles.
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