Measures against COVID - 19

General Prevention Measures

Decree No. 678/21, which is in force from October 1 to December 31, 2021, establishes mandatory prevention measures for all people and provides specific regulations for activities that represent a greater epidemiological risk.

General Rules of Conduct, mandatory throughout the national territory:

a. People must maintain a minimum distance of TWO (2) meters between them.

b. Use face masks in closed and open shared spaces. Its use will not be mandatory only when circulating outdoors more than 2 meters away from other people.

c. The rooms must be adequately and constantly ventilated.

d. People should assiduously sanitize their hands.

e. Strict compliance must be given to the activity protocols and to the recommendations and instructions of the national and provincial health authorities and of the AUTONOMOUS CITY OF BUENOS AIRES.

f. In no case may circulate persons who have the status of "confirmed case" of COVID-19, "suspected case", or "close contact", according to the definitions established by the national health authority. The same applies to those who must comply with isolation in the terms of Decree No. 260/20, extended under the terms of Decree No. 167/21, its amendments and complementary regulations. 

Activities of higher epidemiological and sanitary risk:

The following activities, which pose a greater epidemiological and sanitary risk, must comply, in addition to the protocols, recommendations and instructions of the national, provincial and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires health authorities, the following conditions for their performance:

a. Group trips of graduates, students or similar, with the exception of those contemplated in subsection b., Must have authorization from the provincial jurisdictions of destination and permanence. All members of the contingent must have a negative antigen test upon boarding. Upon return, the members of the contingent must:

    i. Carry out an antigen test prior to boarding the return transport. If any of the diagnostic tests are positive, coordination with the local authorities for the isolation of the cases and their close contacts should be coordinated.
   ii. Those people who do not have a complete vaccination scheme 14 days prior to the start of the trip, must carry out a 7-day isolation and, on their own, a new test that must be reported to the National Surveillance System by the laboratory. The control of the testing will be in charge of the travel company.

b. In group trips for retirees, all members of the contingent must present a complete vaccination schedule that occurred at least 14 days prior to the start of the trip.

c. Activities in discotheques, dance venues or similar that take place in closed spaces, may use a maximum of 50% of the authorized capacity, except in cases where a lower capacity is expressly provided for by current regulations. In addition, they must require those who attend these activities, a complete vaccination schedule that occurred at least 14 days before the activity.

d. Activities in party halls for dances, dances or similar that take place in closed spaces, may use a maximum of 50% of the authorized capacity, except in cases where a lower capacity is expressly provided for by current regulations. In addition, they must require those who attend these activities, a complete vaccination schedule that occurred at least 14 days before the event, or a negative diagnostic test carried out no more than 48 hours in advance.

e. Massive events of more than 1000 people:

    i. Those that are carried out in closed spaces may use a maximum of 50% of the authorized capacity and must require the people who attend to have a complete vaccination scheme that occurred at least 14 days before the event, or at least one dose of vaccine plus negative diagnostic test carried out no more than 48 hours in advance.

   ii. Those carried out in outdoor spaces may use a maximum of 50% of the authorized capacity and must require concurrent people over 18 years of age to have at least one dose of vaccine applied, at least, with 14 days before the event.

The governors and the governors of provinces and the head of government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, in attention to epidemiological and sanitary conditions, may establish temporary and targeted restrictions additional to those provided for in this article, in the places under their jurisdiction, with respect to the performance of certain activities, by hours or by zones, in order to contain contagions by COVID-19, with the prior agreement of the provincial health authority or the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, as appropriate.