Sanctioned hotel that organized clandestine party in Islas del Rosario, Cartagena

The third peak of contagion of covid-19 in Colombia, to which the Health authorities have been referring for weeks, today seems to be a reality in some cities and departments in the country, because, contrary to what the beginning of the massive vaccination requested, the citizens lowered the guard in the measures of biosafety.

In Barranquilla the occupation of intensive care units (ICU) is 89% and in Santa Marta 92.2%. In Cartagena, the ICU situation is not critical, which is why it has received patients from this pair of Caribbean cities. However, as in the rest of the country, in the ‘heroic’ the private parties are prohibited, but there are those who refuse and ignore the restriction.

The last hours, for example, the preparation of a clandestine party in a hotel in Islas del Rosario, in the insular part of Cartagena de Indias, was announced, for which those who wanted to participate had to pay $ 200,000. The event, however, was frustrated by the authorities, who found out what happened thanks to citizen complaints.

The Secretary of the Interior and Citizen Coexistence of Cartagena, David Múnera Cavadía, communicated:

“Thanks to the information we received from the public, it was possible to carry out an operational plan to suspend this activity, which did not have any documentation for it.”

The reported event was to be held at the Isla del Pirata hotel, which, due to not having the documents that allow it to carry out commercial activity up to date, was temporarily suspended.

“Since the complaint was received, the operation was coordinated with the National Police and the National Navy, which was also part of the Ministry of the Interior and Citizen Coexistence. In the morning the commission left for Islas del Rosario and after 11 in the morning, when the equipment was being assembled, the activity was suspended “added Múnera.

In some photographs shared by the Cartagena mayor’s office, some citizens without masks are observed and how the sound equipment was being installed at the event, hence the call for the awareness of the authorities to the citizens to help stop the contagion of covid- 19.

“I appeal to the common sense of the citizens, so that we all take care of ourselves and let’s make a common front against this virus, only then can we defeat it, ”Munera concluded. The Secretary of the Interior of Cartagena also had WhatsApp 302 121 495 to publicize its complaints and reports about violation of the restrictions in force due to the pandemic.

Between Saturday night and the early hours of this Sunday, the authorities confirmed that as a result of the operations carried out in the Historic Center of Cartagena and the town of La Boquilla, the commercial activity of three establishments and they sanctioned 25 citizens for not wearing a mask.

They were decreed this Sunday afternoon by President Iván Duque and will be in force between April 5 and 19:

1. For cities with intensive care occupation, between 50% and 69%: optionally establish peak and ID measures, and establish nighttime restrictions on mobility between 00:00 am and 05:00 am

2. For cities with intensive care occupation, between 70% and 79%: establish peak and ID measures, and establish nighttime restrictions on mobility between 10:00 pm and 05:00 am

3. For cities with intensive care occupation, between 80% and 85%: establish, peak and ID measures, and establish nighttime restrictions on mobility between 08:00 pm and 05:00 am

4. For cities with intensive care occupation greater than 85% establish, optionally, peak and ID measures, and establish nighttime mobility restrictions between 06:00 pm and 05:00 am

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