Coronavirus Colombia: Invías confirms four infections in the inauguration of the tunnel of the line – Sectors – Economy

The Instituto Nacional de Vías (Invías) confirmed that of the workers who in the 15 days prior to the inauguration of the La Línea tunnel were on site to finalize the final details before putting the infrastructure into service, four of them were positive in tests for involvement of COVID-19 what the entity did to those who participated in that service commission.

“He Invías It is allowed to inform the public that after the commissioning of the La Línea tunnel that took place in Armenia on September 4, random tests for covid-19 have been carried out on the collaborators of the entity who previously participated in the preparation and execution of it, all under the protection protocols for workers in pandemic. Four of these collaborators who had been in the field for two weeks tested positive“Said the entity in a statement.

And he explained that testing is a regular procedure that the entity does when there are personnel who do field work in municipalities or places with some affectation by the virus.

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According to the entity, at this time a strict control of the health status of its employees is carried out through an epidemiological fence and that continues to ensure their well-being and integrity.

“We are reviewing the entire epidemiological fence with the ARL and we are at the forefront of the situation. We hope to carry out a detailed review of each one of the people who were within the organization and with whom we had contact ”, added the director of Invías, Juan Esteban Gil.

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