Preventive isolation in the Atlantic will continue until August 10 at 5:00 in the morning. This was reported by the Governor of the Atlantic, Elsa Noguera, who indicated that the measure is aimed at mitigating the effects of COVID-19.
“With these efforts we have managed to save lives, so we will continue taking all the measures within our reach to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We thank the Atlantic people for their good behavior, if we want we can, ”said the departmental president.
On the other hand, according to Decree 000281 of July 27, 2020, the circulation of people and vehicles will only be allowed in excepted cases.
‘Curfew’
Noguera maintained that the curfew is maintained on weekdays: from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am the following day. With the exception of Friday, August 7, which will have a curfew for 24 hours. Weekends: from Friday 8:00 pm to Saturday 5:00 am, and from Saturday 2:00 pm to Monday 5:00 am
Similarly, the law continues on weekends: from Friday 8:00 am to Monday 5:00 am, except Thursday, August 6, which will start from 8:00 am to Monday 5:00 am
‘Pico y cédula’
The double-digit ‘peak and schedule’ measure is maintained to purchase essential goods, financial services, medicines, health services, and couriers. They will be enabled two digits per day (according to the last number of the identification document) and will be determined by each municipal mayor in their territorial entity.
The department’s interior secretary, Yesid Turbay, was emphatic that only one person will be allowed to circulate per family unit and that the use of masks in public spaces and on public transport is mandatory.
Turbay said that municipalities such as Baranoa, Malambo, Soledad, Galapa and Sabanalarga will continue to ban the barbecue on motorcycles or motorcycles, due to the number of infections by COVID-19.
According to the report issued by the National Institute of Health on July 24, 2020, Soledad, Baranoa, Malambo, Galapa and Sabanalarga are the municipalities with the highest number of infections in the department.
Loneliness with 9,587 confirmed cases; Malambo, 1,859; Baranoa, 1,190; Galapa, 1,089; Puerto Colombia, 898; and Sabanalarga with 779.
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