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The Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, had to take measures in light of the increase in covid-19 cases and the occupancy figures for ICU beds.
As of this January 3, there is an occupation of Intensive Care Units (ICU) for covid-19 of 76.5%. Of the 1,752 beds available for virus care, 1,340 are already occupied.
And, in the general ICU levels (adding covid-19 and other diseases), occupancy is 82.2%, an indicator that has not been seen since August. In total, of the 2,239 ICU beds in Bogotá, 1,855 are occupied.
(You may be interested in: The worrying numbers of ICU and hospital beds in Bogotá)
In addition, there are 35,262 active cases to date. The localities that lead the number of active cases are:
Climb: 4,360
Engativá: 3,139
Kennedy: 3,243
Usaquen: 2,241
Fontibón: 1,440
“We are having more cases in the northern towns,” warned the Secretary of Health, Alejandro Gómez.
Measures
1. Suba, Engativá and Usaquén will be quarantined by locations between 00:00 on January 5 and 23:59 on January 18.
This is done because they are the localities that have:
– Highest level of contagion
– Greater speed of contagion.
– Greater participation in the return flow of travelers.
The rules are basically the same as those lived in the forties by localities of 2020:
– Restriction of mobility (with the same exceptions of the previous strict quarantines)
– Total restriction of activities between 8 pm and 5 am
– Closing of non-essential commerce, except supply, pharmacy and essential products.
– Prohibited sale of intoxicating drinks on the weekend.
– The supply will be between 5 am and 8 pm. (one person leaves per family group)
– Yes, the home service will work.
– If you are traveling and live in these locations, you can return, but once you are home, you must stay there.
Exceptions:
– Health personnel.
– People who care for adults or minors.
– Surveillance staff.
2. Hospital measures:
– Centralize provision and availability of mediacmentos
– Postpone non-urgent surgical procedures
– Monitoring of emergency units
– Reconversion of services to expand capacity.
3. Measures for travelers (from other locations)
– Voluntary isolation of at least 7 days.
(To continue reading: A week of isolation is recommended for those who return to Bogotá)
This Monday the District and the National Government will meet to analyze the measures.
News in development …
BOGOTA
