President Iván Duque extends the National Health Emergency to May 25 after Colombia witnesses largest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases with new total 8,613.
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COVID-19 cases in Colombia near 8,000 as recovered cases “accelerating” says Govt
After almost two months since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia, infection rates remain low according to WHO and recovered cases are “accelerating.”
Netherlands tributes Colombia’s frontline healthcare workers on Labor Day
To mark Labor Day, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombia tributed Bogotá healthcare workers the way they do best: with flowers.
Colombian healthcare workers stage peaceful protests as COVID-19 cases reach 6507
Colombian healthcare workers staged walk-outs over the lack of PPE and safe working conditions inside hospitals as COVID-19 cases in the country reached 6507.
Big Picture: The silence of quarantine in Cartagena
Quarantine brought tourism to a standstill in Cartagena. For a city that has endured pestilence and siege, COVID-19 will too become memory.
Bogotá marks sharp decline in COVID19 cases as nation’s total reaches 5949
For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia, Bogotá was not the epicenter of infection with 352 new cases confirmed nationwide.
Colombia’s Attorney General opens preliminary investigation against Bogotá Mayor López for breaking quarantine
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López faces a criminal investigation by the Attorney General after she broke quarantine while shopping with her wife Angélica Lozano.
Colombia joins Airbnb’s Frontline Stays to provide homes for medical workers
Colombia is the first South American nation to join Airbnb’s Frontline Stays program that offers free and discounted stays for healthcare professionals.
Bogotá’s poor go hungry as lockdown erases livelihoods of informal workers
Bogotá’s most impoverished families are facing starvation with the extended lockdown and delays in food deliveries from the district.
Bogotá’s daily COVID-19 cases down to 51 with more testing and nation’s total at 4561
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.
Coronavirus in Colombia claims its youngest victim as cases reach 4356
The coronavirus outbreak in Colombia has claimed the life of its youngest patient as cases reached 4356. MinSauld reported 10 additional fatalities on Wednesday.
Colombian farmers secure food for quarantined households as COVID-19 cases reach 4149
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 opens transitional hospital for non-COVID-19 patients as cases rise to 3977
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.
Maluma leads Colombian cast of One World, Bogotá donates for COVID-19 relief
Bogotá is hosting a Donatón to provide relief packages to vulnerable families affected by the coronavirus and quarantine. Maluma charms One World with “Carnaval.”
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.
Protests defy Bogotá lockdown, “Flexible quarantine” option of Health Minister
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.