Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=LuvChicas;2629614]I'll try to be brief: to return to the US, one is req to take and be negative on antigen test. At MDE airport testing site I was told I failed, was positive. The testing staff just told me to find an doctor for treatment and quarantine. As I previously wrote, I was asymptotic and did not want to spend another 10 days in MDE, I found a cheap biz class tix on Avianca and Aeromexico that flew me into TIJ airport. No Covid questions asked for or req to show, either Mexican or American customs. And just walked across the border into San Diego and Ubered to SAN Int'l, bought a tix on line and flew home sweet home. I did try my best to mask up and not talk to people. Tried to limit any exposure to others. Upon return home, contacted my PCP who referred me to a Covid MD and my main side effect found was my O2 saturation was low at 91% She implored me to get admitted to ER and a Covid ward, where I spent 5 days getting Remdesivir and antibiotics and my insurance was billed $112,000 buck $. Got to live indulge. Luvchicas.[/QUOTE]You said you had a sore throat and cough while in Medellin according to your first post, and upon returning to the USA where admitted to the hospital for five days?

Interesting, so did your condition worsen while in transit from Colombia, and did you realize how sick you were requiring hospitalization, as it sounds as though you were pretty sick and you said you were asymptotic at the MDE airport, so what happened to you doesn't sound like it was any fun, and over $20,000 a day for five days in the hospital, sounds incredible what happened to you.

What's also is disturbing was that you were vaccinated as well and got sick. Something to think about as every time I have left Colombia it's a sigh of relief when I get a negative test result, and the thought of what one might have to do in your situation. Your not he first board member here that caught COVID in Colombia, but it was dealt with it in Colombia.

Makes you think about what insurance coverage you have while in Country if at all, and also the treatments available in Colombia versus the USA.

[URL]https://noticias.canal1.com.co/nacional/no-vacunados-tendrian-toque-de-queda-en-medellin/[/URL]

[URL]https://www.noticiasrcn.com/colombia/posible-toque-de-queda-en-medellin-si-aumentan-casos-de-covid-395151[/URL]

Basically what theyre doing in Austria. Where this idiocy comes from I don't know, it if passes it will go into effect Dec. 16. Since they're thinking about it, it will probably happen.

How the police will enforce it? They won't, another joke.

FYI to any mongers there.

[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2629845][URL]https://noticias.canal1.com.co/nacional/no-vacunados-tendrian-toque-de-queda-en-medellin/[/URL]

[URL]https://www.noticiasrcn.com/colombia/posible-toque-de-queda-en-medellin-si-aumentan-casos-de-covid-395151[/URL]

Basically what theyre doing in Austria. Where this idiocy comes from I don't know, it if passes it will go into effect Dec. 16. Since they're thinking about it, it will probably happen.

How the police will enforce it? They won't, another joke.

FYI to any mongers there.[/QUOTE]Here's a quote from the article:

"So far, Antioquia is one of the departments with the highest number of coronavirus cases reported daily throughout the national territory, with about 500 infections every day. For this reason, the department is expected to face a fourth peak of the pandemic soon. "

So yes, societies have every right to protect themselves from people who don't care enough about themselves and others to get the jabs. Yes enforcement will be difficult, but everyone said the same about the smoking bans. It does get old though, the crying about vaccines, mask mandates, etc. Just post the info minus the tears. Thanks for posting the article.

Anyone been to the Centro clubs in the past couple of days?

Are they asking for vax cards on entry? Thanks!

[QUOTE=Knowledge;2629777.] I'm not going to go down the rat hole of numerical ratings for women but for those who are familiar with the southern China barbershop scene I consider that comparable to Centro. .[/QUOTE]I missed out on the Centro equivalent when in China and looked for it but was not successful, but did find a couple of brothels, and you talk about a language barrier, it was a challenge beyond belief.

I wish I could claim to be an experienced China street rat like you (LOL), if that's what they call the barbershop patrons there.

[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2629845]Basically what theyre doing in Austria. Where this idiocy comes from I don't know, it if passes it will go into effect Dec. 16. Since they're thinking about it, it will probably happen.
[/QUOTE]Was chatting with a restaurant owner today. She said she is not going to enforce vax cards in her restaurant. She says most of her cleints don't want the vax and she has some lawyer friends that are willing defend her should the police or government try to impose it on her.

She also said that a group of high profile lawyers are getting together to try to overthrow the new legislation on the grounds that it is against civil rights and unconsititutional, amongst others words that I couldn't understand. Hehe. Big protests are coming too. They did it before when they imposed laws for PCR tests to enter the country etc. There was legal battles with that. Hopefully sanity will prevail for once in Colombia.

[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2629845][URL]https://noticias.canal1.com.co/nacional/no-vacunados-tendrian-toque-de-queda-en-medellin/[/URL]

[URL]https://www.noticiasrcn.com/colombia/posible-toque-de-queda-en-medellin-si-aumentan-casos-de-covid-395151[/URL]

Basically what theyre doing in Austria. Where this idiocy comes from I don't know, it if passes it will go into effect Dec. 16. Since they're thinking about it, it will probably happen.

How the police will enforce it? They won't, another joke.

FYI to any mongers there.[/QUOTE]Not sure where your getting the date of December 16 from. According to the articles, the curfew will only be instigated for those un-vaccinated in the event ICU capacity is going to be overloaded. This was how it was done before.

As far as enforcement, yes, it will be a joke in most instances, with a lot of places looking the other way or accepting anything presented to them. What could be a nightmare though would be if they required you to be vaccinated to use the METRO, and they tried to check every rider, versus random checking.

[QUOTE=LuvChicas;2629614]I'll try to be brief: to return to the US, one is req to take and be negative on antigen test. At MDE airport testing site I was told I failed, was positive. The testing staff just told me to find an doctor for treatment and quarantine. As I previously wrote, I was asymptotic and did not want to spend another 10 days in MDE, I found a cheap biz class tix on Avianca and Aeromexico that flew me into TIJ airport. No Covid questions asked for or req to show, either Mexican or American customs. And just walked across the border into San Diego and Ubered to SAN Int'l.[/QUOTE]Can't say you didn't bust the right move. Can say that to board a plane to Mex (or US) you have to sign attestation to not having been tested positive for covid in the previous 14 days.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2629890]Was chatting with a restaurant owner today. She said she is not going to enforce vax cards in her restaurant. She says most of her cleints don't want the vax and she has some lawyer friends that are willing defend her should the police or government try to impose it on her.

She also said that a group of high profile lawyers are getting together to try to overthrow the new legislation on the grounds that it is against civil rights and unconsititutional, amongst others words that I couldn't understand. Hehe. Big protests are coming too. They did it before when they imposed laws for PCR tests to enter the country etc. There was legal battles with that. Hopefully sanity will prevail for once in Colombia.[/QUOTE]I too hope sanity will prevail and they find a way to enforce the law. It will save lives and certainly make the option of visiting Colombia much safer.

[QUOTE=Zeos1;2629947]I too hope sanity will prevail and they find a way to enforce the law. It will save lives and certainly make the option of visiting Colombia much safer.[/QUOTE]I do as well, irrespective of what someone with an axe to grind, who claims to be in Medellin claims they heard from a restaurant owner.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2629916]Not sure where your getting the date of December 16 from. According to the articles, the curfew will only be instigated for those un-vaccinated in the event ICU capacity is going to be overloaded. This was how it was done before.

As far as enforcement, yes, it will be a joke in most instances, with a lot of places looking the other way or accepting anything presented to them. What could be a nightmare though would be if they required you to be vaccinated to use the METRO, and they tried to check every rider, versus random checking.[/QUOTE]My fault, the Dec. 16 date came from a friend in bucaramanga who said they will start enforcing it there on that date. Not MDE.

There was a giant protest against the vaccine mandate in peru these past days, so good to keep an eye out for any civil unrest / el paro type situation.

[QUOTE=LuvChicas;2629614]I'll try to be brief: to return to the US, one is req to take and be negative on antigen test. At MDE airport testing site I was told I failed, was positive. The testing staff just told me to find an doctor for treatment and quarantine. As I previously wrote, I was asymptotic and did not want to spend another 10 days in MDE, I found a cheap biz class tix on Avianca and Aeromexico that flew me into TIJ airport. No Covid questions asked for or req to show, either Mexican or American customs. And just walked across the border into San Diego and Ubered to SAN Int'l, bought a tix on line and flew home sweet home. I did try my best to mask up and not talk to people. Tried to limit any exposure to others. Upon return home, contacted my PCP who referred me to a Covid MD and my main side effect found was my O2 saturation was low at 91% She implored me to get admitted to ER and a Covid ward, where I spent 5 days getting Remdesivir and antibiotics and my insurance was billed $112,000 buck $. Got to live indulge. Luvchicas.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the response. Did your condition worsen that much by the time you talked with your PCP? It sounds like you were in decent shape, then all of a sudden your O2 was low and you were in a Covid ward running up a huge bill. Seems like a nice money-maker for the hospital. Virtually every non-elderly person I know who has gotten Covid had very mild or no symptoms. The one exception was a guy who is extremely obese. He was in the hospital a while.

FWIW, the machinations you went through to get back to the USA sound almost as bad as being stuck quarantined in a room in Colombia. And at least in the room you won't infect anyone else or be sick while traveling which can be very unpleasant.

I'm leaning towards taking my trip, but I think I'll get a booster shot this weekend. And bring lots of books loaded on my iPad in case I get stuck in Colombia.

[QUOTE=Combo;2629965]I'm leaning towards taking my trip, but I think I'll get a booster shot this weekend. And bring lots of books loaded on my iPad in case I get stuck in Colombia.[/QUOTE]With the latest posts about COVID in Colombia, and the specter of having to deal with it there, I wonder how many guys, including yourself, have health insurance that will cover it there.

I have health insurance that provides coverage in Colombia, including a letter from the carrier that COVID is covered, albeit quarantine requirements are not included.

You brought up getting a booster shot before returning.

Good idea, as the Colombian government is predicting another surge.

For guys coming down to Colombia, besides being vaccinated, in my opinion it would be a good idea to have insurance as well.

[QUOTE=Combo;2629965]Thanks for the response. Did your condition worsen that much by the time you talked with your PCP? It sounds like you were in decent shape, then all of a sudden your O2 was low and you were in a Covid ward running up a huge bill. Seems like a nice money-maker for the hospital. Virtually every non-elderly person I know who has gotten Covid had very mild or no symptoms. The one exception was a guy who is extremely obese. He was in the hospital a while.

FWIW, the machinations you went through to get back to the USA sound almost as bad as being stuck quarantined in a room in Colombia. And at least in the room you won't infect anyone else or be sick while traveling which can be very unpleasant.

I'm leaning towards taking my trip, but I think I'll get a booster shot this weekend. And bring lots of books loaded on my iPad in case I get stuck in Colombia.[/QUOTE]Just chiming in here. I got my booster 2 weeks before my trip last month. Just got back from MDE. Kissed and made out with a few chicas that had noticeable coughs. Passed through many packed shoulder to shoulder corridors and walkways through Comuna 13 with most not wearing masks. In short, get the booster shit was golden made to the airport and did the rapid test. And just to be safe I did a PCR test at my hospital the morning after my flight. Negativo.

What's the lastest covid procedures for entering and leaving Medellin. According to the airlines and state dep your directed to the web site Check-Mig registration where you fill out a form on line no more 72 hrs before and then again after you leave Colombia. It also states that you don't need a covid test before or after you leave Colombia, nor do you need to be vaccinated for covid. Is this true? It seems on the dos website Colombia and Mexico are the only two countries exempt from these requirements at least for the USA I really don't want to quarantine in Colombia.