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As of this Tuesday, December 22, the peak and identity card will once again rule the city. The decision was adopted at a meeting of the Unified Command Post, led by the mayor, William Dau Chamat, as a measure to control mobility in the city, given the increase in positive cases of COVID-19.
The District Government prepares a decree with the new decision, which will apply to enter banks, shopping centers and public markets.
The mayor said that, unlike other cities, which have taken more drastic measures, Cartagena made the decision that, as of Tuesday, December 22, the peak and card to enter shopping centers, banks and markets will be applied.
The Mayor called on the community to collaborate with their behavior and be responsible with compliance with isolation and with people at high risk of contagion of Covid, such as the elderly.
“If you love your grandfather, grandmother, uncles, parents, don’t put them at risk. If you want to spend New Years with your loved ones next year, use technology and make video calls by some of the platforms that now allow connecting in virtuality, “he said.
Unlike other parts of Colombia, the capacity of ICU beds in Cartagena has dropped, and as explained by Mayor Dau, while in other regions they are at very critical levels, In the city, the occupancy of ICU beds reaches 59%, which gives a margin of maneuver in the management of a pandemic.
The director of Dadis, Johana Bueno, explained that the active search for positive cases was intensified, and that due to this exercise a high percentage of infected people has been found, but they are asymptomatic, which have been isolated and are in epidemiological fence.
Regarding fatality, the director of DADIS explained that it is at 1.89 and Rt is at 1.02.
The Secretary of the Interior and Coexistence, David Múnera, specified that operations will be strengthened in the Historic Center, neighborhoods and the three localities. “If we want to fight Covid, the first thing is to take care of ourselves. The merchants who must close their stores at 10 at night, that there is no permission for parties. Everyone to abide by the rules ”. precise
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