Colombia - Coronavirus COVID-19

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Colombia imposes new restrictions to avoid severe third coronavirus wave
March 23, 2021

“BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will impose new restrictions on movement and enact nightly curfews in municipalities with high occupancy levels in intensive care units as it tries to avoid a severe third wave of COVID-19, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday.“

 

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'COVID-19 pandemic aggravated impact of armed conflict in Colombia'
March 26, 2021

“The armed conflicts aggravated the situation of civilians who found themselves increasingly unable to avoid being victimized by the violence in the months that followed the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia.

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged communities living in areas affected by violence into even greater fear than they were already experiencing, not only because of the presence of a virus that has affected thousands of families, but also because of the implication of being unprotected in the midst of armed conflicts that seem to worsen as the months go by.

International Committee of the Red Cross“

 

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Colombia ramps up vaccinations as COVID-19 infections surge
March 28, 2021

“Colombia’s health authorities have ramped up vaccination the elderly as a surge in COVID-19 infections is threatening to collapse the country’s healthcare system.“

 

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Colombia to extend coronavirus restrictions as infections rise
Nightly curfews will vary depending on intensive care unit occupancy rates in various Colombian cities, president says.
April 4, 2021

“Colombia will extend coronavirus-related curfews in various cities across the country, President Ivan Duque has announced, as intensive care unit admissions have increased amid a surge in infections.“

 

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Bogotá to impose lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise in Colombia
A third wave of coronavirus in Colombia has led to a tightening of sanitary policies, including the implementation of a three-day lockdown in the capital Bogotá over the weekend.

“Eight million inhabitants of Bogotá will be put under strict lockdown from Saturday, mayor Claudia López said as the Colombian city battles a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

"This weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, we are all going to stay at home... In all of Bogotá, only strictly essential activities will be allowed," Lopez said in a video posted on Twitter Monday.“