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President Iván Duque announced this Wednesday that the health emergency due to the coronavirus will last until February 28. That is, it is extended for another 90 days.
Duque explained that although the health emergency that was projected to end on November 30, Based on the global reading of the alert situation, the global health emergency due to the state of the pandemic and the analyzes, it was determined to continue with the alert permanently.
This Wednesday 8,497 people were reported infected with covid-19 in the country, while 183 died from this disease.
“We are going to extend this process for 90 days and we do it to continue maintaining control, detailed monitoring and working with experts from the World Health Organization,” Duque said when announcing the measure.
The president said that he will extend the health emergency, The concept of selective isolation with responsible individual distancing is also spreading.
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The President stressed that since this process began in September, as well as in October and this month, the curve of infected people has not had “sudden shocks” thanks to the measures that have been taken in the framework of the emergency.
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Duque in any case said that we want a fraternal December, safe and also promoting the reactivation of our country.
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“We will continue to epidemiologically control the entire territory and take all the necessary preventive measures and alert where cases of increases are seen and we will also be advancing in the development of vaccination programs, since Colombia also participates as a member of the Board of Directors of the Organization World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization.
“The health emergency runs from September 30 to February 28 to keep everyone active and alert in accordance with what has been the ruling of the health emergency worldwide “, reiterated the head of state.
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