Closed to the rest of the country for almost five months, Colombia is reconnecting with Leticia, Amazonas, given success in covid immunity.
The Ministry of Health has authorized the private health sector to administer COVID-19 vaccines during Phase 3 of the national campaign.
An estuary close to Colombia’s largest port has been granted precautionary measures by JEP to facilitate the exhumation of missing persons.
The third wave of coronavirus infection in Colombia is leading a surge in new fatalities from the disease with 380 victims confirmed Thursday by the Ministry of Health.
With 4.091 new cases of coronavirus in Bogotá on Sunday, the Colombian capital must find ways to curb a rapid increase in infections as quarantine fatigue sets in.
The daily deaths from coronavirus continue to increase in Colombia as the third wave of infection overwhelms ICU capacity in Medellín and Barranquilla.
During the Orange Economy Council, President Duque announced an unprecedented US$1.8 Billion to reactive this year the country’s cultural industries.
Colombia, like the rest of South America, is entering a dangerous phase with coronavirus as daily cases and deaths surge with the “third wave” of contagion.
As mine clearing continues across Colombia, the use of explosive ordnances by ELN and FARC along the Venezuelan border has exacerbated confrontation in the region.
President Iván Duque has told Mayors and Governors to adopt tougher coronavirus measures to prevent a surge in new infections with the “third wave.”
The Colombian capital has immunized 50% of all residents aged 70 or older and will increase vaccinations as the third peak of infection approaches.
Colombia’s extra-judicial killings and child recruitment are some of the abuses profiled in the most recent country report by the U.S State Department.
Colombia’s economic recovery for 2021 is close to the global average claims the World Bank despite growing income inequality and a vulnerable labor force.
The capital of Antioquia, Medellín, is the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with daily cases surpassing those of Bogotá.
President Iván Duque announced Tuesday that night curfews and Pico y cédula will return during the Easter holidays to curb the third wave of coronavirus infections.
The disappearance of two-year-old Sara Sofía Galván recalls the tragedy of Yuliana Samboni and Michelle Amaya. Two girls who went missing in the Colombian capital.