Source: CCTV news client
Original title: Colombia's new crown epidemic rebound Many places intend to tighten epidemic prevention policies
Reporter Gao Xue
Recently, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Colombia in a single day has shown an upward trend, with an average daily new case of more than 2,000 cases. On the 23rd local time, in the Colombian tourist city of Santa Marta, the local government announced that in view of the continuous rise in new confirmed cases, the local issued a medical and health orange alert.
Colombian epidemic prevention experts said that places such as Bogotá, the capital of the country, have now entered the peak of the fourth wave of the epidemic. Although the pace of the epidemic has slowed down from the peak of previous rounds of the epidemic, a number of cities have reported that the occupancy rate of intensive care beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients has increased to more than 60%. With the year-end procurement season and various New Year's celebrations, this round of the epidemic will continue for a long time.
In addition, in Medellín, the country's second largest city, the local government department announced on the 23rd that if the epidemic continues to develop, a curfew will be imposed on people who have not yet been vaccinated against the new crown. According to the colombian Ministry of Health, from the 16th of this month, restaurants, cinemas, theaters and other places in the country will be required to verify the vaccination cards of adult consumers, after which the plan will cover the youth group.
On the 23rd local time, there were 2478 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Colombia, and 50 new deaths. As of now, the cumulative number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the country is 5052733, and the cumulative number of deaths is 128188.
Editor-in-charge: Shi Tingyu