Temporary Group for the prevention and control of the new coronavirus in municipality of Colombia

Measures of extreme limitation of citizen mobility will be in force in the municipality of Colombia for at least nine days to cut the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2, which has once again increased in this territory southwest of Las Tunas.

"Colombia", Las Tunas.- The Temporary Group for the control and prevention of the COVID-19 in that town agreed that from Saturday, October 9, starting at 6:00 in the morning, and until Monday 18 October at the same time, the entry and exit of people from the urban area of the municipality will be prohibited. State and private transportation services in urban, rural, suburban, and inter-municipal routes remain suspended, besides the transit of all types of vehicles.

It was clarified that departures from the municipality will be authorized only with prior verification for trips abroad, due to the death of a relative, and patients with an urgent and non-postponed referral. He insisted that essential workers must carry a letter from their workplace accrediting that condition. "Owners of animals in need of looking for food should do so between 7:00 and 10:00 in the morning.”

Comparative graph of the incidence rate of COVID-19 in the municipality of Colombia with respect to the province.

It is not the first time that in "Colombia" it is necessary to apply similar regulations to block the way to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, and then in July, a group of activities and the mobility of the population were restricted too.

Between July and August, the epidemiological panorama improved, but it worsened again in September; this situation continues in October, with the particularity that this second outbreak is characterized by high dispersion of positive cases, which have appeared in 19 districts of five popular councils.

Faced with this scenario, the aforementioned governing body explained that the sale of products in high demand in the communities will continue, including the agricultural ones; and that bakeries will only open from 5:00 to 9:00 in the morning. Pharmacies will provide the courier service when the arrival of medicines occurs, the Post Office will only facilitate package delivery services, and the bank branches will suspend operations for natural persons. "The ATM will work until Friday, October 15 and after, only in case of urgency."

COVID-19 incidence rate in Las Tunas municipality in the last 15 days

Community services will maintain the solid waste collection tasks between 4:00 and 10:00 in the morning; and the wakes will be at the Funeral Home for two hours, with reduced mourners and adherence to the hygienic measures already established.

Regarding the resumption of the school year for the twelfth grade, the third year of Technical and Professional Education, and the fourth year of the Pedagogical School, it was announced that it will be on Monday, October 18; while the final exams of the students of the University Center will be applied on the date and venue established, between October 11 and 18.

Finally, the Temporary Group reiterated that a command post is maintained in the El Castillito gastronomic unit for the control of all activities and services to the population, to which the telephone number 31623617 enabled.