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President Iván Duque indicated that the sanitary protocols for the proper use of the beaches in the country during the economic reactivation had already been defined and also took advantage of the space of the ‘Prevention and Action’ program to congratulate the Minister of Transportation Ángela María Orozco and all the staff who worked to make the mega-project of the La Línea tunnel a reality, which was inaugurated this Friday.
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Fernando Ruiz, Minister of Health, indicated, for his part, that the biosafety protocol for beaches in Colombia has already been defined, which includes the rental of booths, lockers, hammocks, among other elements, in order to reduce the risk of transmission of covid-19 in the development of these activities.
The protocol, contained in Resolution 1538, defines that the person responsible for the beach (municipalities with jurisdiction over tourist beaches and in protected areas) and the respective concessionaire for tourist use must have an action plan developing five phases: determination, preparation of beach actors, beach load capacity study, review and recommendations for operation, and start and operation of activities.
“We will have beach hours to avoid the possibility of unauthorized events at night. It is an invitation to responsible use of the beaches “, Minister Ruiz asserted.
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Duque, for his part, also took the opportunity to praise the Minister of Transport and all the personnel who participated in the work of the La Línea tunnel and highlighted the biosecurity management that was put in place to prevent infections.
Transporters will save more than $ 300 billion a year; there will be more tourism to enjoy the landscapes …
“In the midst of this pandemic, unexpected for us and the world, the La Línea tunnel is the symbol of Colombia’s resilience, mettle and desire. to move forward and together, as a country, we will be able to advance, progress and achieve all our dreams. The tunnel is development. Transporters will save more than $ 300 billion a year; there will be more tourism to enjoy the landscapes, because this project demonstrated that infrastructure can be reconciled with environmental protection, “Duque said.
The President added that “we are advancing with the works that the country needs and, with the policy of concluding, concluding, concluding, we will deliver in April the entire crossing of the Central Mountain Range and we will make investments in infrastructure for more than $ 70 billion.”
“It has enormous significance because it is the reflection that all the actors agree to carry out a project, even in a pandemic we reactivate ourselves with the proper protocols “, Minister Orozco pointed out.
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