China News Service, October 22. According to a report on the 21st by South American Overseas Chinese News, Halloween is approaching. At this time in previous years, the streets and alleys of Columbia had a festive atmosphere.
However, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, Colombian President Duke reiterated on the 20th that there will be no Halloween celebrations this year.
According to reports, the Colombian Minister of Health said on the 20th that after assessing the situation in the country, they believed that October 31st should not be a celebration. He said, “This is to protect everyone. Usually, children will go to the streets on Halloween night to ask for something. Sweets, but during the epidemic, children are susceptible and cannot gather in the streets."
Colombian President Duke also said that although 90% of the country’s new crown patients have recovered, everyone still cannot relax their vigilance.
He suggested that children can dress up for Halloween at home and ask for sweets from family members who live together.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health also issued instructions to shopping malls to prohibit the arrangement of celebration facilities in business premises.
In addition, local mayors have the right to implement curfew measures on the day of the holiday based on their own circumstances.
At present, 46 municipalities and towns in Tolima Province, including the capital Ibague, have stated that the above-mentioned areas will implement a curfew from 4 pm on October 31 to 4 am the next day.
Mayor Ibague said, "I know Halloween is very important to businesses and the curfew will affect you, but our intensive care unit is close to being saturated and can no longer withstand a more serious epidemic."