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The National Government published Decree 593 of April 24, 2020 which officially extends the mandatory isolation measure in the country until May 11.
The decree maintains the restrictions for people over 70 and for minors, as well as the restriction for the purchase of medicines and markets, among other products, of a single person per family nucleus.
In addition, it establishes that the people who carry out the activities for which the Government gave free rein, which are now 41, must be fully accredited or identified in the exercise of their functions or activities.
Read below the key points of the standard.
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How long is it going to last?
The extension of compulsory preventive isolation in Colombia will start from zero hours (00:00 a.m.) on April 27, 2020 until zero hours (00:00 a.m.) on May 11, 2020, in the framework of the health emergency due to the new coronavirus.
Do manufacturing and construction resume work?
Yes. As announced, construction and manufacturing companies that comply with the established protocols will be allowed to start working.
The decree establishes that it will allow the circulation of people belonging to the chain of production, supply, storage, repair, maintenance, transportation, marketing and distribution of manufactures of textile, leather and clothing products; wood processing; manufacturing of paper, cardboard and its products and derivatives; and manufacture of chemicals, metals, electrical, machinery and equipment.
All previous products They must be marketed through electronic commerce platforms or for home delivery.
In the case of the construction sector, it allows the execution of construction works for buildings and legal guarantee activities on the same construction, as well as the supply of materials and supplies exclusively destined for their execution.
Also the intervention of civil and construction works, which, due to the state of progress of the work or its characteristics, they present risks of technical stability, threat of collapse or require structural strengthening actions.
Chance sale and lottery will be allowed
It emerged that the exchange houses, “the operations of games of luck and chance in the form of novel and territorial permanent bets, chance and lottery”, may work. It’s more, the decree authorizes the “displacement” to the exchange houses and to the permanent betting sites.
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Likewise, the activities of registration of public instruments are enabled, as well as the provision of services related to the issuance of urban planning licenses. In addition, it will allow the realization of valuations of goods and studies of titles “that have as their object the constitution of guarantees, before entities supervised by the Financial Superintendence of Colombia”.
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Outdoor sports activity
As President Duque anticipated in his ‘Action and Prevention’ program, from April 27 people will be able to go out to do some individual physical activity outdoors. The decree establishes that the development of these activities is allowed for people between 18 and 60 years of age, for a maximum period of one (1) hour per day, in accordance with the measures, instructions and schedules established by the mayors in their respective territorial jurisdictions.
Guarantees for medical personnel
The governors and mayors must ensure that the full exercise of the rights of medical personnel and others related to the provision of health care is not impeded, obstructed or restricted. nor are there acts of discrimination against him.
Public bicycles and parking lots may open
Among the new exceptions to compulsory isolation, which now number 41 in total, it was stipulated that the manufacture, repair, maintenance and purchase and sale of spare parts and accessories for conventional and electric bicycles, as well as the opening of public parking lots for vehicles.
Air transport, suspended
Commercial national and international passenger flights are suspended from zero hours (00:00 a.m.) on April 27, 2020 until zero hours (00:00 a.m.) on May 11, 2020.
According to the decree, Domestic transportation by air will only be allowed in three cases: humanitarian emergency, transportation of cargo and merchandise, or an act of God or force majeure.
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Consumption of alcoholic beverages
The decree orders mayors and governors, within the framework of their constitutional and legal powers, to prohibit within their territorial constituency the consumption of intoxicating beverages in open spaces and commercial establishments during the extension of the quarantine. However, it clarifies that the sale of intoxicating beverages is not prohibited.
I work from home
During the duration of the health emergency, public and private sector entities must ensure that their employees or contractors whose presence is not essential at the workplace, carry out the functions and obligations under the modalities of teleworking, work at home or other Similar.
Family police stations
Given the increase in cases of family violence during quarantine, the operation of family police stations was enabled and Police inspections.
Penalties for failing to comply with this measure
Violation and non-observance of any of the measures adopted will give rise to the criminal sanction provided in article 368 of the Penal Code and to the fines provided in article 2.8.8.1.4.21 of Decree 780 of 2016, or the norm that substitutes, modifies or repeals.
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