Colombia is moving towards a process of reactivation of different economic, social and cultural activities starting on June 8 as the summer season approaches.
Tourism and air transport play a key role in the economy of the South American country, so one of the new measures announced on Friday by the Ministry of Health through Resolution 777 indicates the elimination of the requirement to present a PCR test with a negative result for COVID-19 to enter the territory by air.
At the beginning of April, the Colombian government had established that non-resident foreigners present a negative test for COVID-19 carried out within 96 hours prior to arrival as a measure to combat the third wave of infections and the arrival of new strains.
In general, the Colombian authorities have taken quite pragmatic measures regarding tourism and air transport, at least in comparison with other countries in the region, and that is one of the reasons why they have been leading the recovery of the sector, with more than 10 million passengers transported since September.
Another change for flights is that passengers will no longer be required to use the CoronaApp application to address national operations.
«As air traffic has been increasing, it has been observed that the lines of the airports become an agglomeration mechanism, so the benefit of CoronaApp was reduced,» they said from the Ministry of Health of Colombia.
