Colombia to end COVID-19 mask mandate

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Colombia to end COVID-19 mask mandate

STORY: Colombia to end COVID-19 mask mandate DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Bogota 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALEJANDRO GOMEZ LOPEZ, District Secretary of Health in Bogota, Colombia STORYLINE: After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, on Sunday Colombians can opt to do away with face masks in enclosed spaces, as the national government ordered. On the same day, thousands of people in cities across the nation abandoned this once-mandatory accessory, with the goal of avoiding infections and deaths caused by the virus. Nevertheless, other people are continuing to use this element of protection due to fear of new waves of infections caused by ongoing variants. The virus has led to 139,000 deaths since the start of the health crisis. The Ministry of Health reported this week that only municipalities in which 40 percent of the population have received booster shots can eliminate the use of masks in enclosed ar

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