In a phase that the mayor called ‘the new reality’, Covid-related restrictions have been mostly lifted for the manufacturing and distribution of essential goods (food, beverages, medicines, medical products and devices, pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, disinfection, personal care, and hygiene). For other sectors, work is resuming according to a staggered shift system designed to limit the number of people commuting on any one day.
Accordingly, as of 27 August 2020, these are the shifts applicable in Bogotá to each sector:
Economic sector
Days allowed to operate
Schedule
Production, storage, transportation, marketing, and distribution of goods classified as essential
Without restriction
Without restriction
Marketing and sale of all types of goods through commercial digital platforms or for delivery service
Without restriction
Without restriction
Manufacturing of non-essential goods
Monday to Thursday
Between 10:00 and 5:00
Wholesale trade
Monday to Thursday
Between 10:00 and 5:00
Commercial Construction
Monday to Saturday
After 10:00
Residential Construction
Monday to Saturday
Between 10:00 and 19:00
Retail sales of non-essential goods
Wednesday to Sunday
Between 5:00 and 21:00
Restaurants and cafes
Thursday to Sunday
Between 5:00 and 11:59
Educational entities
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
Partial attendance as determined by the Secretary of Education
Non-essential office activities
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
Without restriction
Firm: Brigard & Urrutia
