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As of this Tuesday, September 1, the peak and ID measure will cease to apply in Santa Marta, with which the mobilization of people in the streets during the mandatory quarantine period was kept under control.
In response to the guidelines of the national government, whose determination is that starting next month the country will enter into selective isolation, the capital of Magdalena is preparing to start a new stage in which it will gradually reactivate all economic sectors.
In this new reality, which forces activities to resume in the midst of the pandemic, the District, led by Mayor Virna Johnson, has defined new protocols within a pilot plan that will be launched.
The first thing that the president defined was to put an end to the peak and ID, a measure that regulated the departure of people, who had the right to do their personal errands and purchases in establishments once a week.
In the new decree there will be no restrictions on circulation in regards to the day. However, the mayor reiterated that “It is important that each individual stay at home and go out for what is strictly necessary.”
Johnson added that one of the rules he would uphold would be a curfew from Monday to Sunday from 12 at night to 4 in the morning.
It is important for each individual to stay home and go out for what is strictly necessary
Protocol verification
This Saturday, the mayor Virna Johnson and the governor of Magdalena, Carlos Caicedo, made a tour of the air and land terminals, hotels and restaurants that will return to provide their services in a few days.
Both leaders, who were accompanied by members of their government team and representatives of the unions, They verified that each of these places complied with biosecurity measures.
“We want to find a point of balance that generates a safe opening with adequate protection of people, so that the productive reactivation takes place and at the same time preserves life and health, ”said Caicedo.
For her part, Mayor Virna Johnson concluded that “the hotels we visit comply with biosecurity protocols to be a safe destination. Now the most important commitment is that of citizens to comply with the use of masks, social distancing and hand washing ”.
Airport ready
Alberto Quintero, manager of the Aeropuertos de Oriente concession in Santa Marta, which operates the Simón Bolívar airport, confirmed that everything is ready so that the first flight from Rionegro arrives in the city on Tuesday, September 1 at 9:10 in the morning.
In total there will be 76 weekly operations by three airlines that will have daily flights to Bogotá and Medellín, as well as three weekly frequencies with the city of Pereira.
Hotels and restaurants
From next week the hotels and restaurants that certify compliance with the protocols to guarantee the well-being of their users, as well as that of their employees, will resume their activities.
“We have worked on the articulation of new services and these biosecurity measures forced us to change some procedures so that our guests can enjoy a safe and responsible way with their families,” said Jorge Sánchez, manager of the Marriott hotel.
In Santa Marta there are 3,301 tourism service providers, according to the National Registry. They offer 16,302 accommodation rooms, with availability of 41,107 beds, which generate 8,834 jobs, which gradually and to the extent that they comply with biosafety protocols, will be able to reopen their care offer.
In the same way, the gastronomic sector to resume the provision of its services. Initially, the opening of restaurants will be allowed in the Zazué Shopping Center, as well as in San Pedro, El Rodadero, Centro Histórico and other spaces already evaluated.
The beaches of El Rodadero and Playa Blanca are also ready to welcome bathers again.
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ROGER URIELES
Special for THE TIME
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