Colombia: Entry into the country with a vaccination certificate

From 14 December, all travelers from abroad, aged 18 and over, will be required to present a full COVID-19 vaccination certificate to be allowed to enter Colombia, according to the country ‘s president, Ivan Duque.

“Following the recommendations of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health, from (next Tuesday) December 14th, all international travelers aged 18 and over entering Colombia must present a booklet or certificate of full vaccination against COVID-19 “, Said the head of state via Twitter, without going into details.

The Colombian Government has not clarified to the French Agency whether this decision entails the closure of the border to those who have not been vaccinated or whether alternative measures are envisaged, such as testing or quarantine, among others.

Deaths due to her since June COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 cases have been reduced in Colombia, thanks to the mass immunization campaign, in which half of its 50 million inhabitants have been fully vaccinated.

Colombia is preparing for the expected arrival of the Omicron mutation, which is already circulating in its neighborhoods, in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, in total, in about forty countries worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

In proportion to its population Colombia ranks fourth in Latin America in list of deadliest because of COVID-19, behind Peru, Brazil and Argentina.

In absolute sizes, Colombia had recorded 128,821 deaths until yesterday Monday of a total of 5.08 million infections, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health as posted on his Twitter account.