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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.
Bogotá’s poor go hungry as lockdown erases livelihoods of informal workers
Bogotá’s most impoverished families are facing starvation with the extended lockdown and delays in food deliveries from the district.
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.
Exploring Bogotá’s Parkway bakeries and “Little Italy” of Palermo
The Carrera 24 from Parkway to Palermo, is a binge bargain corridor with some interesting start-ups worth checking out.
Mayor Claudia López challenges Duque’s easing of lockdown in Bogotá
President Iván Duque has announced easing quarantine for two key sectors of the Colombia economy, but Bogotá’s Claudia López wants to extend lockdown for everyone.
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.
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.”
Colombian Govt’s approval rating at 74.7% with COVID-19 as cases rise to 3439
The fast response by the government of President Iván Duque with the COVID19 pandemic has been met with a 74.7% approval rating among Colombians.
Protests defy Bogotá lockdown, “Flexible quarantine” option of Health Minister
Colombia will modify the nationwide quarantine on April 27 without easing restrictions. On Thursday, the country reported 128 new cases of COVID-19, putting total at 3233.
Colombia’s Health Minister confirms flattening of curve as cases reach 3105 nationwide
Colombia’s Health Minister claims the country has begun flattening the COVID-19 curve. There are 3105 patients of the virus and four additional fatalities in the last 24 hours.
Colombia COVID-19 cases remain below 3,000 but 15 more deaths confirmed
Numbers of coronavirus infection in Colombia remain below 3,000 on Tuesday, but 15 more deaths were confirmed by the Ministry of Health, putting the new national total at 127.
Bogotá sees second consecutive day of low COVID-19 cases with new national total at 2852
The Colombian capital Bogotá sees a second consecutive day of low COVID-19 infections as national total rises to 2852 cases. Three more deaths were confirmed on Monday.
Colombia COVID-19 cases at 2709, first doctor dies of coronavirus in Bogotá
A Bogotá doctor is the first healthcare professional to die from coronavirus in the country as confirmed cases put the nation’s total at 2,709.
Colombia COVID-19 cases at 2,473, 11 more deaths to total 80 nationwide
Bogotá’s Anti-Riot Squad – ESMAD – set out to hose-down the capital’s largest food depot Corabastos as COVID-19 cases in the country increased 250, putting the total at 2,473.
Colombia COVID19 cases at 2,223 with Bogotá showing drop in infections
Cases of coronavirus in Colombia now stand at 2,223 with 14 fatalities from the virus confirmed in the last 24-hours.