The Mayor’s Office and the Metropolitan Police of Ibagué confirmed the closure this June 21 of two residences in Ibagué that were reviewed within the framework of health operations carried out by a team of experts from the local administration. The hotels received poor ratings in the review because Nests of rats and cockroaches were found inside the facilities.in addition to the fact that the mattresses were full of remains of human excrement and urine.
According to the official report, the condition of the mattresses was deplorable. And, the health experts explained, these residences did not have an adequate and necessary cleaning routine, consequently, the hygiene conditions of the place deteriorated over time to the point – they noted – that the smell in the hallways and rooms It would become nauseating.
Commercial establishment that does not comply with the documentation and the minimum hygienic-sanitary conditions established by the standard, will be closed indefinitely.
Finally, after verifying the presence of human excrement and remains of urine inside the rooms, the authorities decided to immediately close the places so that no citizen would lose their money when paying to stay in these hotels and could even get sick. due to the poor health conditions.
“The law is to be complied with, we will continue to be forceful; “A commercial establishment that does not comply with the documentation and the minimum hygienic-sanitary conditions established by the standard will be closed indefinitely,” the city’s Secretary of Health, Liliana Ospina, stated about the case.
In the city, all kinds of inspections are being carried out in commercial establishments, in order to prevent residents and tourists from having their health affected. Recently, restaurants have been closed due to the presence of cockroaches and fungi that put customers at risk.
According to Secretary Ospina, to date, 17 establishments have been closed and operations will intensify during this holiday season.
Furthermore, this was not the only commercial establishment that was closed in the middle of the operation. The authorities confirmed that another residence in the same sector was closed because the administrators did not demonstrate compliance with the health standard or compliance with the documentation necessary for its operation.
They found rat nests in the residences.
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We managed to apply a corrective measure to two people who were leaving and carrying sharp weapons.
Likewise, the authorities, in addition to the discovery of unsanitary conditions, found in the middle of the respective search one of the residents of one of the sealed places with a sharp weapon.
“We managed to apply a corrective measure to two people who were leaving and carrying sharp weapons,” reported the captain of the Ibagué Metropolitan Police, Edwin Castro.
According to local authorities, this series of operations seeks to ensure that the owners of restaurants, hotels and other places that provide services to citizens are aware of the importance of impeccable hygiene and keeping places disinfected and free of pests so as not to cause health problems. in clients and visitors.
Besides, The role of the Municipal Mayor in this campaign is to improve the image of the city in order to attract a greater number of tourists.in the middle of one of the most anticipated seasons for the city’s merchants, because at the end of June the renowned celebration of San Pedro will take place, which attracts hundreds of local and foreign tourists to this part of the country .
The mayor’s office and the Police of the region concluded with the announcement that they will continue working to advance the corresponding actions and thus guarantee that this day takes place peacefully, because the protagonist during the days of celebration is alcohol and It is expected to have a presence in each of the activities in the area.
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