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.
The U.S Government handed-over to Colombia’s Iván Duque 200 U.S manufactured ventilators to help hospitals treat critically ill patients from vulnerable populations.
After days in which Bogotá’s Claudia López recommended a return to strict lockdown, on Tuesday, the capital received an additional 300 ventilators.
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.
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.
Colombia and Ecuador signed a resolution to facilitate the repatriation of their citizens by opening the international crossing at Rumichaca for humanitarian travel.
Researchers in Antioquia are working with canines to develop their coronavirus detection skills and one of several pilot projects worldwide.
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 Colombian coast is among the regions most affected by coronavirus. Endemic corruption has exacerbated the public health crisis.
At the helm of Colombia’s COVID-19 management, Luis Guillermo Plata spoke with The City Paper about the next stage of the government’s offensive with the pandemic.
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.
Colombia’s coastal cities are among the most impacted by high COVID-19 mortality given precarious social and economic conditions.
Air France – KLM has maintained regular air service between their European hubs and Colombia to repatriate citizens stranded with the global health emergency.