More than 8,000 brochures with recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus have been distributed during the year on the roads and in different activities by the soldiers of Comprehensive Action in the south-east of the country.
The National Army through the Twenty-Second Jungle Brigade, the Support Battalion and Comprehensive Action and development No.4 and the program Fe en Colombia, have carried out more than 600 activities within the framework of Operation San Roque, committed to the well-being and self-care of the inhabitants of the Department of Guaviare and the municipality of Puerto Concordia in the Department of Meta, traveling the main roads of the region with the aim of reminding the community of the importance of complying with biosafety measures in this time of pandemic.
The different protocols established by the National Government led the Army, this year, to work differently with the most vulnerable people of each region, giving priority to the prevention campaigns against the COVID-19 for all families of Guaviare and Meta to use permanently the face mask, wash hands and use hand sanitizers or alcohol, in addition to maintain the social distance as a preventive measure.
Soldiers of the National Army, who work in the area, have carried out the different activities of prevention and operation, with distribution of brochures, loudspeakers activities, serenades, checkpoints and awareness activities that reinforce the mission of the military to protect the community. In addition, troops reminded the inhabitants the December holidays and the self-care that must be reinforced at home.
This reflects the teamwork and the importance of following the recommendations of the experts. The commander of the Jungle Brigade no.22, Colonel Hector William Murillo Sánchez, said: "this December time we can not ignore the recommendations provided by the National Government and health institutions, so the National Army continues to visit families, reminding them the need to wear masks and prevent crowds to decrease the numbers of infections and spend an end of the year with family but healthy and safe”.
It is important to note that, thanks to the institutional coordination, more than 8,000 brochures with basic information on Biosafety measures and about 5,000 facemasks were distributed to low income communities and Indigenous people.
Source: press-Comprehensive Action and Development Support Command-CAAID
