President Iván Duque has extended quarantine to July 1 with Decree 749 putting the nation on course for the world’s longest-running coronavirus lockdown.
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What to expect with the “flexible” reopening of Colombia after May 31
President Iván Duque announced a series of measures that after May 31 return some degree of productivity to Colombia as part of a “flexible” re-opening.
Colombian Constitutional lawyer explains who gets to decide easing of quarantine
When it comes to who has the final word with easing the lockdown over COVID-19, top Constitutional lawyer Juan Manuel Charry gives us his verdict.
Colombian President Iván Duque extends obligatory isolation until May 11
President Iván Duque has extended the nationwide quarantine to May 11 yet will allow two key sectors of the economy to return to work with strict bio-security protocols.
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.
President Duque extends Colombia’s quarantine to “continue saving lives”
President Iván Duque confirmed on Monday what Colombians were anticipating, a two-week extension to the national quarantine.
Maduro offers COVID-19 testing machines to Colombia as cases reach 906
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro reached across the political divide to offer Colombia’s Iván Duque two PCR testing machines as cases of coronavirus in the country reach 906.
Mayor López prepares Bogotá for three month quarantine, Duque wants more data
Claudia López is planning to extend Bogotá’s lockdown for three months challenging President Duque’s nationwide quarantine deadline.
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.
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.
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.
President Duque and Mayor López call for “swift prosecution” of vandals after Bogotá protests
Despite large mobilizations of peaceful protestors during the Paro Nacional, President Iván Duque and Bogotá Mayor Claudia López have called for swift justice for vandals.
Guaidó in Colombia: “Petro is an accomplice of Maduro”
Venezuelan leader Juan Guaidó referred to Gustavo Petro, the socialist Senator and former Mayor of Bogotá, as an “accomplice of the Maduro dictatorship.”
Venezuela’s Guaidó joins Duque and Pompeo at Bogotá anti-terrorism conference
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó turned-up in Bogotá to attend the III Hemispheric Conference for the Fight against Terrorism, defying a travel ban by Maduro.
Colombia receives $5 billion from U.S to finance projects in coca-growing regions
Colombia will receive U.S$5 billion to invest in regions impacted by coca. President Duque also received on Thursday a message of friendship from Trump for eradication efforts.
Editorial: Endangered ecosystems and Orange Economy that thinks green
President Iván Duque is pushing the Orange Economy to combat a host of environmental threats, including deforestation. Are digital ecosystems a smokescreen for failed infrastructure?