Hundreds of families in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are facing abject poverty as hostels and tourism-related businesses remain closed with the nationwide quarantine.
Colombia is the first South American nation to join Airbnb’s Frontline Stays program that offers free and discounted stays for healthcare professionals.
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.
The coronavirus outbreak in Colombia has claimed the life of its youngest patient as cases reached 4356. MinSauld reported 10 additional fatalities on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
Buenos Aires, like almost every capital in South America, remains under quarantine except for this resident lion of the city’s street art scene.
Álvaro Restrepo, the renowned Colombian dancer and choreographer looks at the Japanese concept of “distancing” and how body-ography is transformational.
Bogotá is hosting a Donatón to provide relief packages to vulnerable families affected by the coronavirus and quarantine. Maluma charms One World with “Carnaval.”
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.
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 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.
The Canadian Government will boost the capacity of Colombian clinical psychologists working the 192 coronavirus hotline as the country continues under quarantine.
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.
The coronavirus outbreak has revealed very different leadership by President Duque and Mayor López. Both share altruistic objectives when it comes to saving lives.