After days with the epicenter ofCOVID-19 in the Amazonas department, Bogotá reported 207 new cases on Thursday and five districts placed under “Orange Alert.”
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The capital of Amazonas, Leticia, remains at the epicenter of the Colombian outbreak and the region’s many indigenous groups fear “extermination” with COVID-19.
Colonial relic of religious devotion joins BanRep’s art collection at MAMU
After eight years of restoration, an unsigned painting depicting devotion to Our Lady of Oyacachi will be exhibited in the permanent collection of MAMU.
Colombian healthcare workers risking life with COVID-19 on International Nurses Day
Nurses are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic and as the world marks International Nurses Day, Colombian healthcare providers are risking their lives to save lives.
As Bogotá reopens to limited economic activity COVID-19 epicenter shift to Amazonas
Bogotanos endured the first day of economic activity as lockdown eased, but the epicenter of COVID-19 shifted to the Amazonas department, putting the nation’s new total at 11,613.
Pre-Columbian artifacts seized during global crackdown on cultural traffickers
As part of a global crackdown on the trafficking of cultural artifacts, rare pre-Columbian items were seized by INTERPOL at Madrid’s Barajas airport.
Colombia receives US$1.5 M donation from China as COVID-19 cases reach 9,456
Coronavirus cases rose in Colombia on Thursday with an outbreak among three indigenous communities of the Amazon putting the new national total at 9,456.
Colombia COVID-19 cases near 9,000 as more sectors brace for re-opening
The rate of COVID-19 infection in Colombia lowered Wednesday after a spike in new cases and testing averaging 4,000 every day.
Colombia’s Museo Nacional to hold “Zoombasta” art auction
The National Museum of Colombia is hosting a virtual art auction titled “Zoombasta” with 20 works by artists going under the gavel on Thursday.
Duque extends lockdown to May 25 after highest single day increase of COVID-19 cases
President Iván Duque extends the National Health Emergency to May 25 after Colombia witnesses largest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases with new total 8,613.
COVID-19 cases in Colombia near 8,000 as recovered cases “accelerating” says Govt
After almost two months since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia, infection rates remain low according to WHO and recovered cases are “accelerating.”
Antonio Bolívar, shaman of Embrace of the Serpent dies from coronavirus
Colombia actor Antonio Bolívar and member of the Huitoto indigenous peoples has died at age 72 from coronavirus. Bolívar is best known for his role in Embrace of the Serpent.
Netherlands tributes Colombia’s frontline healthcare workers on Labor Day
To mark Labor Day, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombia tributed Bogotá healthcare workers the way they do best: with flowers.
Colombian healthcare workers stage peaceful protests as COVID-19 cases reach 6507
Colombian healthcare workers staged walk-outs over the lack of PPE and safe working conditions inside hospitals as COVID-19 cases in the country reached 6507.
Big Picture: The silence of quarantine in Cartagena
Quarantine brought tourism to a standstill in Cartagena. For a city that has endured pestilence and siege, COVID-19 will too become memory.
Bogotá marks sharp decline in COVID19 cases as nation’s total reaches 5949
For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia, Bogotá was not the epicenter of infection with 352 new cases confirmed nationwide.