New measures issued for the benefit of pensioners, to mitigate risks of coronavirus infection

Colombia
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Actions implemented by pensions funds during Covid-19

Since 19 March 2020 and, as a result of the declaration of State of Emergency and the mandatory preventive isolation for citizens over 70 years, declared by the President Ivan Duque, pension funds have announced new measures to be implemented in order to continue guaranteeing the payments of pension allowances to those pensioners who collect them over the counter.

The main purpose of these measures is to protect the health and integrity of senior citizens. Likewise, it seeks to avoid movement, overcrowding of people in public places, promote self-care and contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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