He President Iván Duque assured that A new strict quarantine in the country is not a viable option. The comment was made after Mayor Claudia López made that suggestion last Saturday at a press conference.
“We must understand that it is not a viable option for the sustainability of our societies, we simply say we are going to lock ourselves in until a vaccine appears, “said the head of state.
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Duque further stated that Colombia must learn to live with the virus. “And we have to beat him, we beat him with a citizen culture, with physical distance, complying with protocols and above all, understanding that we take care of ourselves and protect others.”
He indicated that self-care must be add the strengthening of the capacity of intensive care units. He noted that when the pandemic started, Colombia was one of the countries with the most intensive care units per million inhabitant in Latin America.
He announced that in six or seven weeks the country will have more than four thousand fans. “(…) So that we can earn a living from the coronavirus and so that we understand that just as it is important to protect life and health, you have to protect the life of jobs and the life of companies. ”
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In a press conference held last Saturday, Mayor Claudia López asked the Government to consider the possibility of setting a new quarantine for the exponential increase in infections and the occupation of the Intensive Care Units.
“It would not be necessary to return to strict quarantine if the hospital capacity would have grown to the rhythm of the pandemic “, argued the president.
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The Mayor further stated that the volume of growth of the pandemic is not the fault of the citizens but the fault of the economic reactivation.
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