Oaxaca will request a certificate of anticovid vaccination from national and foreign tourists

Oaxaca pedirá certificado de vacunación anticovid a turistas nacionales y extranjeros - MSN MSN ... mayor número de casos y ocupación hospitalaria; en tanto, Bahías de Huatulco logró controlar sus récord de contagios, lo mismo que Mazunte y Zipolite”.

Oaxaca will request a certificate of anticovid vaccination from national and foreign tourists

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Oaxaca will begin to request the certificate of anticovid vaccination and PCR tests to tourists , both national and foreign, who visit their destinations to avoid contagion of covid-19 in the entity, said State Secretary of Tourism ( Sectur ), Juan Carlos Rivera Castellanos.

Oaxaca expects tourism to pick up in October.  (Darkroom)© Provided by Milenio Oaxaca expects tourism to pick up in October. (Darkroom)

The state official said the review will apply both to visitors arriving by roads and highways , as well as to those traveling by plane .

Rivera Castellanos indicated the measure will also be present in hotels, restaurants and entertainment centers , where regulations have been established so that these establishments only accept customers who have complied with their anticovid vaccination scheme.

He said that the provision will ensure health security in the state and will develop mass events, such as the Guelaguetza.  

The Secretary of Tourism mentioned that a request was presented to the Ministry of Foreign Relations ( SRE ) to require a PCR or antigen test to foreigners and Mexicans who wish to enter the country, as he regretted that Mexico accepts anyone without a test anticovid. 

Tourism in Oaxaca remains despite the pandemic

Secretary Juan Carlos Rivera affirmed that, despite the pandemic, hotel occupancy levels have remained above 35 and 45 percent, both in the capital city and in its beach destinations.

"We met the goals that we set for ourselves in the summer vacation season, since we registered an economic spill of 1,411 million pesos."

He anticipated that less influx is expected in September, despite the Sierra Juárez Rally being held; However, he stressed that for October there could be an increase in visitors, as the Pan-American race will be held and 60 participants, nationals and foreigners, will arrive. This last event is expected to leave an economic spill of 15 million pesos in Oaxaca.

He trusted that by the end of the year, the health outlook will improve and they will obtain greater profits from the celebrations of the dead , which in Oaxaca represent one of the most deeply rooted traditions and that could allow a growth in tourist activity.

"I want to mention that all the boutique hotels will be full, because they register a record of reservations for the Day of the Dead celebrations in 2022 and 2023. The above represents a good sign, because significant revenues are expected."

Closure of beaches prevented infections in the coastal area

Rivera Castellanos said that the closure of beaches, determined by some coastal municipalities, prevented a rebound in covid-19 cases in the most tourist destinations , such as Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.

“We must celebrate that the municipal presidents of the coast closed the beaches, because there was a total lack of control of tourists visiting Puerto Escondido, where the highest number of cases and hospital occupancy were reported; meanwhile, Bahías de Huatulco managed to control its contagion record, the same as Mazunte and Zipolite ”.

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