Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in Colombia with the Ministry of Health reporting 702 patients as of Sunday. The death toll in the country stands at 10.
Latest News
Bogotá shuts down live animal markets with coronavirus outbreak
As coronavirus cases increase in Bogotá, the district has closed live animal markets to protect public health from potential breeding grounds of other deadly viruses.
Hotels and fairgrounds to receive COVID-19 patients as Colombia cases reach 608
Hotels, naval bases, fairgrounds are being adapted as makeshift hospitals across Colombia as COVID-19 cases reach 608.
Solidarity in Bogotá with first week of lockdown; Colombia cases at 539
Food donations, online fundraising, and concern for the plight of animals are some of the ways Bogotá grapples with the coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus in Colombia at 491; two more deaths confirmed on Thursday
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were also reported in Bogotá, after a first death from coronavirus was confirmed on Wednesday. The most recent victims are an 84-year old man and 59-year old woman.
Bogotá: Scenes from the quarantine (gallery)
Photographer Javier Rey captured these images of the Colombian capital deserted on the first day of the nationwide quarantine.
Bogotá records 170 COVID-19 cases as nationwide quarantine starts
Desolation reigns in Bogotá as the first day of the COVID-19 quarantine begins. Cases of coronavirus continued to climb nationwide on Wednesday to 470.
Thousands of Bogotanos defy lockdown as coronavirus cases nationwide reach 378
Scores of Bogotanos defied the stay at home order of Mayor Claudia López hours before the nationwide lockdown is enforced.
Colombian President Duque signs nationwide quarantine decree 457
Colombian President Iván Duque has signed the nationwide quarantine Decree 457 that locks down the nation of 19 days and restricts civil liberties.
Coronavirus cases in Colombia rise to 277, third death confirmed
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Colombia reached 277 on Monday as Bogotá entered its fourth day of quarantine.
Colombia coronavirus cases at 210, hundreds trapped inside El Dorado airport
With all land, sea and borders closed to international traffic, hundreds of travelers remain trapped inside Bogotá’s El Dorado airport.
Colombia under quarantine from March 24 to April 13 announces President Duque
Colombian President Iván Duque has placed the country under quarantine from Tuesday, March 24 to April 13. The 19-day “preventive obligatory isolation” aims to flatten the curve of COVID-19.
Bogotá under quarantine as coronavirus cases in Colombia reach 145
Colombia’s capital Bogotá is under complete lockdown as coronavirus cases reach 145 nationwide. Bogotá’s nine million residents are confined to their homes as part of a quarantine drill.
Bogotá quarantine drill confirmed, Colombians barred from entering country for 30 days
After a showdown between President Iván Duque and Bogotá Mayor Claudia López over the legality of the quarantine simulation, the obligatory measure has been decreed.
Bogotá simulation quarantine: Need to know
Bogotá will enact a 4-day quarantine simulation starting Friday, March 20. All residents must abide by the mayoral decree. Here is a listing of mandatory obligations for all residents.
Colombia declares State of Emergency, seniors ordered to self-isolate
President Iván Duque announced a State of Emergency as COVID-19 cases reach 93 and ordered self-isolation for everyone aged 70 and older.