Colombia saw the single highest day-on-day increase of coronavirus with 8,037 cases on Thursday. InnspiraMED authorized to begin human trials of Medellín made ventilator.
As Bogotá embarks on six weeks of rotating quarantines, Medellín will enact a strict curfew. Coronavirus cases in Colombia reach 160,000.
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has enacted the strictest lockdown for Bogotá since the outbreak of the pandemic on March 6. Lockdown will be based on rotating localities.
After days of tension between the national government and Mayor Claudia López, Bogotá’s highest authority received praise for her pandemic management.
MinCultura has released a 100 Best Colombian Songs playlist to inspire hope in the future as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
Bogotá appears to be increasingly improvising in its management of coronavirus. As confidence in economic recovery erodes, so too, the public’s approval with politicians.
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.
After days in which Bogotá’s Claudia López recommended a return to strict lockdown, on Tuesday, the capital received an additional 300 ventilators.
Bogotá’s Claudia López has requested President Iván Duque enact strict quarantine for Bogotá as of July 1 given rising demand for ICUs in public and private hospitals.
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.
The pandemic has shown a spirit of leadership and collaboration among many of Colombia’s public officials, while also exposing political opportunism and misinformation.
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.
Air France – KLM has maintained regular air service between their European hubs and Colombia to repatriate citizens stranded with the global health emergency.
The lockdown in Bogotá has been long and tedious with the prospect of economic reopening hindered by district bureaucracy and protocols.
As cities gradually allow businesses to restart, while others remain in lockdown, the numbers of COVID-19 cases have lowered in the last three consecutive days.