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Mayor Claudia López announced the measures for Easter 2021 in Bogota. In the city there will be Curfew from midnight (12 pm) to 5 am from this Friday, March 26 to Monday, March 29.
And the same measure will go from Wednesday, March 31 to Monday, April 5.
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Bogota It thus welcomes the curfew recommended this week by the National Government for cities with UCI occupations greater than 50 and 70%.
From the Nation, the indication was that cities with ICU occupancy greater than 50% have a curfew on those days and during those hours.
This Thursday, it should be noted, Bogotá woke up with a 64.6% ICU occupancy.
Will there be peak and cedula?
The mayor ruled out measures such as the Peak and ID or travel restrictions. Of course, he clarified that, as recommended by the health authorities, the ideal is not to travel or meet people with whom you do not live.
She was emphatic that the measures adopted were agreed with the merchants’ unions and the epidemiological committee. However, he clarified that in the event that the ICU occupancy in Bogotá reached 70%, stricter measures would be taken.
In the case of the bars endorsed in the pilot plan of the Ministry of Economic Development, López confirmed that these establishments will only be able to operate until midnight. That is, they will have to close before curfew begins.
It was also reported that The Ciclovía Dominical will continue.
Measures for Easter
In recent days, the communication of five key measures that have been agreed between the Mayor of Bogotá and the Catholic Church has been strengthened.
The district president indicated this Thursday that the churches, parishes, temples and places of worship They must strictly comply with biosafety measures, avoid crowds, promote a greater number of times for liturgical celebrations and promote virtual meetings.
Thus, the measures for Holy Week will be:
1. There will be no processions.
2. There will be no visit to monuments.
3. There will be no procession of Stations of the Cross.
4. There will be a closure of the Monserrate pedestrian path.
5. It is recommended not to meet or travel with people with whom you do not live.
I thank Monsignor Luis José Rueda, Archbishop of Bogotá, for his commitment so that this Holy Week is lived with prayer, faith and spirituality from home, taking care of us.
Bogotá will have a biosecure Easter with the following measures ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/v70nFy6QHI
– Claudia López 👍 (@ClaudiaLopez) March 16, 2021
The traffic light’
Sources told this newspaper that the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá will now govern its measures by the ‘Traffic light of public health measures in Bogotá‘. The mayor confirmed that information on Thursday.
At this time, Bogotá would be in ‘yellow’:
What does it depend on whether the traffic light moves to this or that color? Claudia López pointed out five indicators: the number of cases in the city, the speed of contagion, the transmission rate and the hospital capacity.
The traffic light indicate these measurements:
Green:
– Control of capacity in establishments
– Alternation in educational institutions
– Entry hours by economic sectors
Yellow:
– Special care areas
– Meetings only with people from the same family group
Orange:
– Quarantine by localities
– Night closing of commercial establishments
– Peak and ID
– Suspension of non-urgent surgeries
Red:
– General quarantine
– Curfew
– Closure of informal trade
– Closure of educational institutions
– Closure of parks
BOGOTA
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