Colombia / Travel Coronavirus Updates

[Fun Luvr]

We need a negative PCR test No greater than 96 hours before departure but I called a few places that do pcr and they all say that the PCR test take 3-5 days. Results back in 3 days is Not certain. Does anyone know anything different? I plan on going in November and some reports day that the PCR test will have a faster turn around in the coming weeks, but not guaranteed. Where will you guys get your tests from?

The test results can be no more than 96 hours before departure. Take the test a week before departure and the results should come back within the required timeframe. Just make sure the lab takes at least three days to give you the results. Or, you could do the test six days before departure.

[Mojo Bandit]

Protocol.

In turn, the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, referring to the protocol for international air transport, stated that "it is quite complex" and has meant hard work by the Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aeronautics, airlines and mayors.

Some of the most important aspects of biosecurity standards for international flights are:

• Passenger access to the airport will be made up to three hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.

• The use of a mask is mandatory from the entrance to the airport, during the trip and at the port of arrival, regardless of the duration of the entire tour.

• For short flights it is recommended not to use the aircraft toilets, while for medium and long-duration flights it is recommended to wear multiple masks to replace them during the trip.

• Passengers must remain in their assigned seat throughout the flight.

• When entering or leaving the country, passengers must compulsorily fill out, prior to entering the immigration control posts, the pre-registration check in www. Migracióncolombia. Gov. Co.

• To enter Colombia, a PCR test must be performed and the result must not be greater than 96 hours before the stipulated flight time.

• To leave the national territory, the requirements agreed by the country of destination must be met.

(End / bco / gta).

[LionBacker]

We need a negative PCR test No greater than 96 hours before departure but I called a few places that do pcr and they all say that the PCR test take 3-5 days. Results back in 3 days is Not certain. Does anyone know anything different? I plan on going in November and some reports day that the PCR test will have a faster turn around in the coming weeks, but not guaranteed. Where will you guys get your tests from?

[Elvis 2008]

Good info. I wonder how many people get their test results-tests taken within 96 hours of the flight--then go out after the test and get infected but don't know it-then get on the plane and spread the virus.

Let me translate these comments from a top WHO official. Start of quote.

Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated the virus could spread even if people didn't have symptoms.

But the WHO says that while asymptomatic spread can occur, it is "very rare."

The WHO leader Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said Tuesday that asymptomatic spread is a "really complex question" and much is still unknown. "We don't actually have that answer yet," she said.

Then she said, I was responding to a question at the press conference. I wasn't stating a policy of WHO or anything like that. I was just trying to articulate what we know," she said on a live Q&A streamed across multiple social media platforms. "And in that, I used the phrase 'very rare,' and I think that that's misunderstanding to state that asymptomatic transmission globally is very rare. I was referring to a small subset of studies. " End of quote.

So the preliminary evidence was debunked by scientific studies, and the WHO leader lets the cat out of the bag and then is chastised for being politically incorrect, and she walks back that the scientific evidence says that asymptomatic transmission is very rare. So if you want to think people can get Corona asymptomatically, IC, have at it, but the scientific evidence shows it is very rare and anecdotally, I have not seen this wave of asymptomatic spread. Everyone today I have seen with Corona knows who they have gotten it from.

I hope they not only enforce the masks-but enforce that people wear the masks correctly. I would double or triple layer the mask / face covering. Wear 2 or 3 at a time on top of each other. I would also suggest a mask or 2 with a face shield.

Oh brother. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/o...scn/index.html.

According to his findings, based on short haul flights in the US on aircraft configured with three seats on either side of the aisle, such as the Airbus 320 and the Boeing 737 -- and assuming everyone is wearing a mask -- the risk of catching the virus on a full flight is just 1 in 4,300. Those odds fall to 1 in 7,700 if the middle seat is vacant.

The article which lists the instances of transmission on flights were mostly in March when masks were not required. If there is a 0. 5% or so mortality associated with Covid, then Colombia banned international travel worried about people dying in what the best evidence suggests is a one in a million or so event.

If government officials were worried about movement causing the disease to spread, they should not be now. Covid is raging in prisons and nursing homes and not airports.

Thing is Colombian officials know about the study and have seen the virus spread even after international air travel was banned. I would hope they also saw what happened to a top WHO official who tried to speak a scientific but politically incorrect truth.

[SJobs]

https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prens...cNcre5Akfc9-X4

Protocol.

In turn, the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, referring to the protocol for international air transport, stated that "it is quite complex" and has meant hard work by the Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aeronautics, airlines and mayors.

Some of the most important aspects of biosecurity standards for international flights are:

Passenger access to the airport will be made up to three hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.

The use of a mask is mandatory from the entrance to the airport, during the trip and at the port of arrival, regardless of the duration of the entire tour.

For short flights it is recommended not to use the aircraft toilets, while for medium and long-duration flights it is recommended to wear multiple masks to replace them during the trip.

Passengers must remain in their assigned seat throughout the flight.

Thank you so much for posting this information.

[Just Incognito]

https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prens...cNcre5Akfc9-X4

Protocol.

In turn, the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, referring to the protocol for international air transport, stated that "it is quite complex" and has meant hard work by the Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aeronautics, airlines and mayors.

Some of the most important aspects of biosecurity standards for international flights are:

Passenger access to the airport will be made up to three hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.

Good info. I wonder how many people get their test results-tests taken within 96 hours of the flight--then go out after the test and get infected but don't know it-then get on the plane and spread the virus.

I hope they not only enforce the masks-but enforce that people wear the masks correctly. I would double or triple layer the mask / face covering. Wear 2 or 3 at a time on top of each other. I would also suggest a mask or 2 with a face shield.

[Mojo Bandit]

https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prens...cNcre5Akfc9-X4

Protocol.

In turn, the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, referring to the protocol for international air transport, stated that "it is quite complex" and has meant hard work by the Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aeronautics, airlines and mayors.

Some of the most important aspects of biosecurity standards for international flights are:

Passenger access to the airport will be made up to three hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.

The use of a mask is mandatory from the entrance to the airport, during the trip and at the port of arrival, regardless of the duration of the entire tour.

For short flights it is recommended not to use the aircraft toilets, while for medium and long-duration flights it is recommended to wear multiple masks to replace them during the trip.

Passengers must remain in their assigned seat throughout the flight.

When entering or leaving the country, passengers must compulsorily fill out, prior to entering the immigration control posts, the pre-registration check in www. Migracincolombia. Gov. Co.

To enter Colombia, a PCR test must be performed and the result must not be greater than 96 hours before the stipulated flight time.

To leave the national territory, the requirements agreed by the country of destination must be met.

Video from a guy who lives in Medellin giving updates on international flight situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSac6xRDF7E

He is saying that you must also register with the Colombia Immigration Website before you depart. I put the link to Colombia Immigration below

https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/public/preregistro.jsf

[Mojo Bandit]

https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prens...cNcre5Akfc9-X4

Bogotá, September 15,2020.

The Minister of Transportation, Angela María Orozco, announced today that from September 19 at the Rafael andúñez Airport in Cartagena, international flights of origin and destination will resume. "Initially, flights to the United States, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Guatemala will be restored," said the official.

The Spirit company flight from Fort Lauderdale (United States) and the departure of the Viva Air company flight to Miami are scheduled for Saturday 19 September.

International passengers must arrive a maximum of three hours before their trips to the airports and prior to boarding.

"negative results of PCR molecular tests will be required, issued maximum 96 hours before the flight. Whoever does not have that document or shows symptoms of infection by the new coronavirus will not be able to fly. ".

[Mojo Bandit]

Colombia to Reopen Its Borders to International Flights Starting Sept. 21 - Travel + Leisure article.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/tra...tional-flights

"Colombian news site Semana reported that the first international flight leaving Colombia will be to Miami / Fort Lauderdale on Spirit Airlines. The flight is currently bookable for Sept. 19, and the first bookable reverse route departs on Sept. 26. ".

[Mojo Bandit]

Colombia to Gradually Reopen International Flights From Sept. 21 - US News & World Report.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/ar...s-from-sept-21

Here are some relevant quotes from this article:

"The Health Ministry is drawing up security protocols that include requiring travelers to take a coronavirus tests and for their results to be negative, Orozco said. " (Minister of Transport Angela Maria Orozco).

"International flights will restart with a gradual first phase which will be announced shortly," the minister said in a recorded statement.

The resumption of international flights will depend on destination countries, airport capacity, and the interest of the airlines, Orozco said.

There are slightly more details in this article, International Flights Return to Colombia Starting in September. Medellin Guru.

https://medellinguru.com/international-flights/

Here are some relevant quotes from this article:

"On September 14, Colombia's Minister of Transport confirmed that international flights to Colombia will resume on September 21 and Colombia will have more than 15 international destinations in October".

"The first international flight from Colombia is reportedly from Medellíand to Cartagena to Miami on Viva Air. ".

"Minister of Transport, Ángela María Orozco announced that Colombia will require a negative PCR test for COVID-19, although the times of its taking are not yet specified. ".

[SoberHans69]

https://www.traveloffpath.com/colomb...about-tourism/

[Mojo Bandit]

Found this on the Gov. UK website.

"The Colombian government has issued a decree stating that visas that expire during the emergency will be automatically renewed for the length of the lockdown period plus one month. This means that if your tourist visa expires during the period of 25 March to 30 November, you will need to renew your visa, request an extension, or depart from Colombia before 31 December. There will be no penalty for not renewing your visa if it expired during these dates."

So if your like me and only on a tourist visa you don't have to panic just yet.

Thank you TrueGent. Good looking out.

[TrueGent]

Found this on the Gov. UK website.

"The Colombian government has issued a decree stating that visas that expire during the emergency will be automatically renewed for the length of the lockdown period plus one month. This means that if your tourist visa expires during the period of 25 March to 30 November, you will need to renew your visa, request an extension, or depart from Colombia before 31 December. There will be no penalty for not renewing your visa if it expired during these dates."

So if your like me and only on a tourist visa you don't have to panic just yet.

[Mojo Bandit]

YippieKayay.

Senior Member.

Posts: 1019.

"Cartagena will be the first city with international flights.

At least according to this report:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KngZQkeeQTM

And this was followed by.

Today 11:06#9731.

Gringo Trooper
Regular Member

"Thanks for the intel YK.

Good news is that the new report showed direct statements from the President.

The President said in the reports, international flights will be open in September. However, he did not say which day. ".

I do not understand Spanish well enough to follow the video but I assume that Gringo Trooper is giving us the gist of it.

[GeneHickman]

I don't know the motivation for someone posting inaccurate information. Here are the number of deaths per one million population of major countries in South America:

Brazil 539.

Peru 837.

Colombia 340.

Chile 567.

Argentina 154.

Bolivia 386.

Ecuador 357.

Venezuela 12.

Those numbers are from Worldometers.info as of this morning. I think we can ignore Venezuela because who knows what is going on there. That leaves only Argentina with a lower count than Colombia.

Technically rate refers to current daily deaths to population. On that score Colombia is highest. In the end that is what matters rather than what already happened. It's also probably the closest metric we have to current disease activity.