After months in which coronavirus cases were peaking in Colombia, recent numbers reveal a sharp deceleration of the virus. ICU occupancy in Bogotá lowers to 62%.
Leftists politicians and student movements are calling for a return to social protest during the first week in which quarantine was lifted in Bogotá.
Mayor Claudia López continued her attacks against Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca despite the Colombian capital registering a historic high of 26% unemployment.
Mayor Claudia López appears to want Bogotá to reconnect with the world via host nations after criticizing the government’s decision to approve a loan to Avianca.
Colombia is set to relaunch international air travel after the five-month closure of its air space to commercial airlines. Five nations have been chosen for the reopening of El Dorado.
As Colombia enters the final days of quarantine, President Duque believes economic reactivation will be powerful. Bogotá’s Claudia López explains our “new reality.”
Bogotá will end quarantine ahead of schedule, announced Mayor Claudia López as ICU occupancy drops to 77% and lowest number in two months.
With live opera canceled as a result of quarantine, Ópera de Colombia will host a silent art auction and perform an online version of Gianni Schichi to raise funds for future seasons.
Seven Bogotá localities return to quarantine as capital nears peak of pandemic. Johns Hopkins warns of COVID-19 impact on Wayúu of La Guajira.
The former two-term President Álvaro Uribe Vélez posted a picture of himself after being handed by prison authorities his inmate number.
As one of the worrisome global hotspots of coronavirus with more than 422,000 cases, Colombia has at least safeguarded the peso from the economic debacle.
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed Bogotá’s gastronomy scene with scores of top-tier restaurants forced to close their doors. Reopening could be to too little too late.
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has stated that strict lockdowns for the capital are no longer viable and that preventive health measures will extend until December.
Despite high approval ratings for coronavirus management, President Iván Duque’s mid-term results are marked by pessimism over the state of the nation.
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered house arrest for former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez for his alleged role in paramilitary activity and witness tampering.
Biologists from the University of Antioquia have discovered a new genus of reptiles endemic to the lowlands of the Magdalena River valley.