In Bogotá it will be possible to go out without a mask, the mayor reported

According to Mayor Claudia López, very soon in Bogotá you can go out without a mask. This will be the measure.

This Wednesday, February 23, President Iván Duque announced, in the middle of the inauguration of the Tourist Showcase of Anato 2022, that The use of face masks will be lifted in the municipalities of the country that have 70% vaccination.

“With the Ministry of Health we have set a guideline. Those municipalities where vaccination exceeds 70% will be able to lift the use of masks in public spaces.”

Said the president.

We want to report that, after analysis with @MinSaludCol and the Epidemiological Committee, we decided that in the municipalities and cities of the country that have exceeded 70% of the population with a complete vaccination schedule, the measure of the use of face masks in public spaces is lifted. pic.twitter.com/epb3vSHU2E

– Ivan Duke 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) February 23, 2022

Consequently, cities such as Medellín, Barranquilla and Bogotá would be ready to abandon the obligation of said accessory.

In Bogotá you will be able to go out without a mask starting on March 1

And precisely in this sense, the mayor of Bogotá Claudia López subsequently spoke, who asked the National Government for the gradual removal of the mask. This would be a big change after months of quarantines, curfews and other restrictions.

“We celebrate the President’s announcement. It is based on the same scientific evidence, surely, that we have. It was logical and pertinent at this time of the pandemic.”

Claudia affirmed in a statement published on the website of the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá.

Bogotá will be the first city to eliminate the mandatory use of masks in open spaces. As of March 1, those who are vaccinated with the complete schedule and do not have symptoms will be able to be outdoors without a mask. pic.twitter.com/lt2u7PcamT

– Claudia López Hernández (@ClaudiaLopez) February 23, 2022

As reported on the page of the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, this measure will take effect from March 1, 2022, or before, depending on what is indicated in the national decree issued in this regard.

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