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Omicron mutation: State of emergency in Colombia prolongs

He announced the extension of the state of health emergency in Colombia President Ivan Duque after the appearance of the Omicron mutation.

The measure “is being extended due to (…) the pandemic situation and to allow us to continue to take all necessary precautionary measures,” said the conservative head of state, who spoke in Monteria, Cordoba province (south). .

The state of emergency was expected to end at the end of November, ie next week.

The location of the variant, originally known as Botswana mutation, prompted many governments to impose travel restrictions and bans on flights from South Africa and other countries on the southern continent.

There are no direct flights between Africa and Colombia“Anyone traveling from the continent to the Latin American country is transferred to flights from the US, Brazil and EU member states, which have already imposed measures,” said Duke.

“This measure has the added benefit of protecting us all”, he added.

“Anyone who has been in Africa for the past 15 days and is experiencing symptoms should contact the Colombian authorities and be isolated,” Duchess added.

Colombia has so far recorded more than 128,300 deaths due to COVID-19 out of a total of more than 5 million SARS-CoV-2 cases since the pandemic broke out in its territory, according to official data.

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