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.
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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.
Colombian Constitutional lawyer explains who gets to decide easing of quarantine
When it comes to who has the final word with easing the lockdown over COVID-19, top Constitutional lawyer Juan Manuel Charry gives us his verdict.
Colombia’s Attorney General opens preliminary investigation against Bogotá Mayor López for breaking quarantine
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López faces a criminal investigation by the Attorney General after she broke quarantine while shopping with her wife Angélica Lozano.
Colombia joins Airbnb’s Frontline Stays to provide homes for medical workers
Colombia is the first South American nation to join Airbnb’s Frontline Stays program that offers free and discounted stays for healthcare professionals.
Bogotá’s daily COVID-19 cases down to 51 with more testing and nation’s total at 4561
Bogotá saw a marked decline in daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday with more testing by the INS. The nation’s number of infected totals 4561.
Colombian farmers secure food for quarantined households as COVID-19 cases reach 4149
Colombia’s campesinos are on the frontline of the country’s coronavirus health emergency by securing food for the quarantined households, especially the most vulnerable.
Colombian President Iván Duque extends obligatory isolation until May 11
President Iván Duque has extended the nationwide quarantine to May 11 yet will allow two key sectors of the economy to return to work with strict bio-security protocols.
Bogotá opens transitional hospital for non-COVID-19 patients as cases rise to 3977
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López appears on a collision course with President Iván Duque’s timeline for easing quarantine after April 27 as coronavirus cases reach 3977.
Big Picture: Buenos Aires wildlife under quarantine
Buenos Aires, like almost every capital in South America, remains under quarantine except for this resident lion of the city’s street art scene.
Maluma leads Colombian cast of One World, Bogotá donates for COVID-19 relief
Bogotá is hosting a Donatón to provide relief packages to vulnerable families affected by the coronavirus and quarantine. Maluma charms One World with “Carnaval.”