Colombia surpasses 70,000 COVID-19 deaths after record increase
More than 70,000 people have died of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic, the Health Ministry said Thursday as it reported a record number of fatalities. In its…
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Colombia reveals first specifics of COVID vaccination campaign
Colombia’s health ministry revealed the first specifics of the unprecedented campaign that seeks to vaccinate the country’s inhabitants against COVID-19. In a media presentation, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz revealed how…
Colombia’s government rejects court order demanding COVID tests from incoming travelers
Colombia’s health minister said Thursday that he would ignore a court order to reinstate mandatory COVID-19 tests and self-isolation for incoming travelers. A Bogota court gave the government three days…
Colombia’s health minister not planning to save lives during COVID-19 pandemic
Colombia’s health minister said Sunday “the worst is still to come” of the coronavirus in the country’s largest cities, indicating he has no intention to do anything about it. In…
Colombia’s blundering health minister blames residents for collapse of largest Caribbean port city
In a desperate attempt to evade responsibility, Colombia’s health minister blamed residents of the country’s largest Caribbean port city, Barranquilla, for the city’s collapse. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz rushed to…
Bogota takes control over private hospitals as coronavirus pandemic enters critical phase
Bogota’s mayor said Sunday that local authorities will take control over both public and private hospitals to prevent the coronavirus from collapsing the healthcare system of Colombia’s capital. Following a…
Colombia’s health minister blaming hospitals for coronavirus chaos
Colombia’s Health Minister Fernando Ruiz has succeeded in turning almost all medical organizations against him as his coronavirus response — as foretold — is turning into a disaster. In his…
Colombia extends, but will relax stay at home order as economic reactivation continues
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Wednesday the government will extend, but relax a stay at home order that was due to end on May 31. According to the president, the…
Colombia’s healthcare show: ‘If you get seriously ill, you die’
While Colombia’s health minister was in the southeastern town of Leticia faking aid, locals were building the first repository for the town’s growing number of COVID-19 deaths. The capital of…