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On a holiday bridge that coincides with the close of the week of the school break, seeing the Atlantic beaches full of locals and tourists would be normal if it weren’t for the presence of covid-19 in the environment. Well, regardless of the circumstances, that’s how it was seen in Puerto Colombia.
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Most of these bodies of water in the department were enabled on September 18 under control measures, which include accesses, schedules, capacity of 50 percent, training of cassette players and use of personal protection elements.
However, apparently these controls were not fulfilled this Sunday, when there was a significant agglomeration in Pradomar, one of the municipality’s beaches, which was reported through social networks.
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This is how the Pradomar beaches remained today.
Visitors assure that there were no capacity controls, nor presence of members of the authority to reiterate to bathers about the biosecurity and social distancing measures. A real covid19 cocktail. pic.twitter.com/R5Fbucxr57– BQ News (@NoticiasBQ) October 12, 2020
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There was no distancing and the lines of vehicles that tried to reach the spa stretched out on the road, while other visitors forgot to wear their masks.
The event occurs on the same day that Two new cases of infected people and one deceased by coronavirus were reported by the INS in Puerto Colombia.
This says the municipal mayor
Given what happened, the Secretary of Transit and Mobility of Puerto Colombia, Juan Manuel Meza, explained that the peak and license plate controls of vehicles that enter the municipality are maintained at three checkpoints in the Los Manatíes area.
In addition, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, Police, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Government, according to the official, the beaches with the highest capacity are being controlled, such as Pradomar, Salgar and Country.
“At midday we closed Pradomar beaches, because it reached the limit of the capacity that is allowed for them, and almost 3,000 people are entering in the sector. Many of these people, around 4,200, travel on public service buses. Additionally, 600 taxis with users have entered ”, said Meza.
The municipal official assured that the temperature is still being taken in the access areas and recommended that citizens and tourists comply with the regulations, use the protection elements and attend the pedagogical measures of the municipal administration.
The panorama on the Malecón de Barranquilla
On the Gran Malecón de Barranquilla, the panorama was similar to that of the Atlantic tourist site. There was no distance of at least two meters that is recommended between people who lined up to enter this area.
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In addition, high traffic flow was reported on the access road at the height of Calle 72. In fact, Gran Malecón reported after 5 pm that it had completed the allowed capacity, so some citizens gathered in the entrance areas.
Deivis López Ortega
EL TIEMPO correspondent
On twitter: @DeJhoLopez
Write me at [email protected]
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