Order to restrict sale of liquor in municipalities with high occupancy UCI – Government – Policy

Given the rebound in the coronavirus outbreak in some regions of the country, the National Government began to take measures to control and restrict certain activities in the face of the end of the year festivities.

This Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Health ordered to suspend from Tuesday, December 15, the pilots of liquor sales in bars and restaurants in those towns and cities where the occupation of intensive care beds exceeds 70% and until that persists situation.

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In this way, the Government intends to control social indiscipline, especially in those cities where epidemiological indicators are high and of concern to the authorities.

Under this condition, the hourly restriction applies to the municipalities of Norte de Santander (7 percent availability), Valle del Cauca (23 percent), Antioquia (19 percent), Quindío (26 percent), Bogotá (28 percent). cent) and Risaralda, which are in the limit of 20 percent.

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It should be noted that ICU availability can be verified daily on the website of the Ministry of Health. (You can click here to see the daily evolution)

Additionally, these portfolios warn that it is important to review some regions of the metropolitan areas independently, because these figures take averages that do not reveal the specific reality of each site.

The Government ensures that the municipalities that find themselves with the epidemiological curve on the rise must request authorization from the Ministry of the Interior, in accordance with current regulations, to make modifications to this guideline that puts 30 percent as the limit of available beds of UCI for pilots.

They also warn that the control and surveillance of these pilots is at the head of the local authorities.

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