With more PCR testing among the population, Colombia registered an additional 4,101 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Barranquilla worst affected city with mortalities.
After days in which Bogotá’s Claudia López recommended a return to strict lockdown, on Tuesday, the capital received an additional 300 ventilators.
Bogotá’s Claudia López has requested President Iván Duque enact strict quarantine for Bogotá as of July 1 given rising demand for ICUs in public and private hospitals.
Less than a week before Colombia embarks on further reopening of the economy, the country registered a grim daily milestone Thursday with 163 additional fatalities.
Stronger than expected Aleutian winds are carrying sand from the Sahara across South America and contributing to a haze cover in the Colombian capital.
As coronavirus cases in Colombia broke a new daily record, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López blamed the Police and national government for crime in the capital.
Given social indiscipline with quarantine during the second bank holiday in June, President Duque announced “drastic measures” to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Cases of coronavirus surpassed 60,000 this week in Colombia and deaths continue to mount. Despite the health emergency, shoppers are taking advantage of the No Sales Tax Day.
The Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) has created a free App for audiences beyond the reach of the capital, showcasing the best of its pre-Columbian collection. Links provided.
The pandemic has shown a spirit of leadership and collaboration among many of Colombia’s public officials, while also exposing political opportunism and misinformation.
Mayor Claudia López announced new measures for residents of the Colombian capital including Pico y Cédula as of Tuesday, June 16.
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has set-off the alarm of a possible quarantine extension as ICU occupancy in the city reached 50% on Thursday.
Residents of Bogotá will not be able to leave the capital during the next three consecutive long weekends. Police will enforce controls on all departmental roads.
With shops and malls gradually reopening, Bogotá registered its lowest percentage of COVID-19 cases since the outbreak, as cases nationwide surpassed 40,000.
Many Colombians are asking when coronavirus will peak given a rising death toll that broke a daily record on Friday with 58 additional fatalities.
The lockdown in Bogotá has been long and tedious with the prospect of economic reopening hindered by district bureaucracy and protocols.