BOGOTA | Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Monday that from December 14, international travelers over the age of 18 would have to present a COVID-19 vaccination certificate to enter the country.
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“Following the advice of the advisory committee of @MinSaludCol (Ministry of Health), from December 14, all international travelers aged 18 and over entering Colombia will have to present a COVID-19 vaccination card or certificate with a complete vaccine schedule, ”the president wrote on Twitter, without adding details.
The government did not tell AFP whether the decision involves closing borders to unvaccinated people or whether alternative measures such as tests or quarantines, among others, are also being considered.
Since June, deaths and cases of COVID-19 have declined in Colombia thanks to a massive vaccination campaign that is already protecting half of the country’s 50 million people.
Colombia is now preparing for the possible arrival of the new variant of the virus, Omicron, which is already circulating in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and in around 40 countries around the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In proportion to its population, Colombia is the fourth Latin American country with the most deaths from the virus, after Peru, Brazil and Argentina.