Ministry of Health Resolution 002 established that international travelers entering the country can verbally express how difficult it was to complete the test at the time of boarding. and have isolation in Colombia while the result is known of one practiced in the national territory.
The Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz Gómez, explained that this decision is part of the decision of the 11th Administrative Court of Orality of the Bogotá Circuit, which ordered the re-enactment of this requirement.
The head of the Health portfolio explained that The impossibility and difficulty that exists to do it has long been manifested by the Ministry, this against the judgment of guardianship.
“We maintain our position that this ruling is impossible to comply with, we ask the judge for clarification and on that basis we issue the resolution under which travelers entering Colombia will be able to take the test in Colombia,” Minister Ruiz pointed out. on it.
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The standard states that Travelers who do not show a PCR test in the country of origin must be able to board When they verbally state that they had difficulty taking the test or achieving the result in the required time before the flight; For these purposes, the verbal manifestation of the passenger will be sufficient, believed to have taken place under the gravity of the oath.
“The person who boarded the plane says he did not have the opportunity to take the test,” arrives in the country and is tested with insulation retained while its result arrives. It simplifies the process and ensures that there is no problem when arriving in the country, ”said Ruiz.
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The passenger must inform the immigration officer at the time of immigration check if he has practiced the PCR test with a negative result for Covid-19 within 96 hours prior to boarding or if he chooses to have the test in Colombia and preventive isolation do until it has a negative result; or quarantine for 14 days or for the time period specified by the health authority, in case you choose not to take the test in Colombia.
You must also specify the address where the preventive isolation will be stored. “These events will be registered in the immigration system,” the administrative act reads.
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It is also noted that the passenger is allowed to hold the quarantine days in their place of residence or accommodation. The value of the PCR test and the costs associated with preventive isolation are the responsibility of the traveler.
The Minister of Health of the place of disembarkation and / or destination is responsible for checking whether the traveler remains preventively isolated. “We are going to examine the epidemiological situation of the country and determine whether there will be a new decision in the future, but we will make this directive work,” the minister concluded.
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* With information from the Ministry of Health
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