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.
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Bogotá drops below Red Alert and COVID-19 deaths down sharply in Colombia
Colombia witnesses sharp decline in daily deaths from coronavirus and Bogotá’s ICU occupancy drops below Red Alert threshold.
Colombia authorizes reactivation of international flights
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.
Bogotá’s “new reality” explained as Colombia nears end of quarantine
As Colombia enters the final days of quarantine, President Duque believes economic reactivation will be powerful. Bogotá’s Claudia López explains our “new reality.”
López: “All Bogotá to end quarantine Thursday” as ICU occupancy drops to 77%
Bogotá will end quarantine ahead of schedule, announced Mayor Claudia López as ICU occupancy drops to 77% and lowest number in two months.
Active coronavirus cases in Colombia begin to lower as testing surpasses 2.3 million
Despite harrowing numbers of daily infections, UCI occupancy in Bogotá has begun to lower and active cases decelerating with recovered patients from coronavirus.
Colombia sees third day of declining deaths as Duque reactivates airports
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López agreed with the government’s decision to reactivate air travel to cities across Colombia with declining coronavirus cases.
Colombia sees lowest count in COVID-19 cases after weeks, deaths also decelerating
After weeks in which Colombia registered more than 10,000 cases and 300 deaths per day, the numbers of recovered has overtaken new infections.
After tough week in Colombia, COVID19 recovered almost at par with new cases
For the first time since the outbreak on March 6, the daily numbers of recovered patients from COVID-19 was almost at par with new infections nationwide.
New round of lockdowns in Bogotá, Colombia’s COVID mortality among world’s highest
Seven Bogotá localities return to quarantine as capital nears peak of pandemic. Johns Hopkins warns of COVID-19 impact on Wayúu of La Guajira.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe handed prisoner ID #1087985
The former two-term President Álvaro Uribe Vélez posted a picture of himself after being handed by prison authorities his inmate number.
Colombian peso safeguarded from pandemic as cases and death toll mount
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.
Bogotá restaurants to reopen but gastro scene decimated by pandemic
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 lockdowns no longer viable says Mayor López as capital looks to reopen
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.
Colombia’s National Museum reopens to the public with biosecurity protocols
One of Colombia’s most important cultural landmarks has reopened to the public after it was forced to close with the pandemic. All visitors are required to wear facemasks and maintain social distancing.
After grim week for COVID-19 deaths in Colombia, almost half of all patients recovered.
Despite a worrisome tally of mortality this week in Colombia, almost half of all coronavirus patients have recovered.