Colombia’s government is under fire as its chaotic COVID-19 vaccination program has allowed the administration of only 200,000 vaccine shots in two weeks. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz was apparently just…
Colombia’s government refusal to provide COVID vaccines to some 900,000 undocumented refugees from Venezuela effectively could result in ethnic cleansing. The refusal of far-right President Ivan Duque’s to vaccinate the…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Wednesday signed off a decree granting universal access to free vaccination against COVID-19. The president issues a decree giving citizens free access to vaccines that…
Colombia’s healthcare system is being put to the ultimate test as the COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have reached its peak in the country’s biggest cities. According to the healthcare…
Despite doubling the number of intensive care units and strict stay at home measures, the COVID-19 pandemic collapsed healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota with relative ease. Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez…
A quarter of Colombia’s total number of COVID-19 deaths were confirmed over the past week as the pandemic has begun raging through the South American country. At least 4,064 have…
Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced strict measures to curb the steep rise in confirmed coronavirus cases in Colombia’s second largest city on Thursday. A steep rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations burst…
Colombia’s health authorities reported the country has more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, almost four months after the first infection was confirmed. According to the National Health Institute…
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota said she wouldn’t call a second lockdown, claiming the health ministry would provide more intensive care units (ICU’s) to treat COVID-19 patients. Following a…