Many of them may have been done in March or April, thus showing numbers for an even earlier stage of the virus.

Christopher also states: “The antibody test could also have been wrong.” That is true.

Socially heterogenous marches grew into the thousands in Medellín and Bogotá. Great link. My travel visa expires during the time of the March 24 – April 13 quarantine. Myth 2 – Coronavirus is less deadly than the flu. Editors note: updated on September 21, 2020 at 7:00 am with current coronavirus case counts for September 20. For the week September 14 to 20, Colombia averaged 32,508 tests per day. Also I thought I saw somewhere that there is also a Whatsapp number set up but I can’t seem to find it anywhere now. Also, I would think that Colombians would not refuse the vaccine. Liked it? Police repression continues during national strike in Colombia, Latin America, epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, on the brink of social explosion, Colombian security forces massacre 10 youth protesting police murder, Amid mounting political crisis, Colombia faces world’s highest COVID-19 death rate, Protests and looting break out in Colombia over failure to distribute aid amid COVID-19 quarantine, Brazil’s mayoral elections expose major parties’ rightward lurch, Brazilian teachers call strikes against back-to-school drive, Why won’t the Democrats fight Trump? thanks Jeff for answering my question and all your work appreciate it . I agree wholeheartedly. You need to consult with the government office. According to a cable published by WikiLeaks, the Colombian Army inspector general told the US ambassador in February 2009 that the military’s “extrajudicial execution problem was widespread” and stemmed from “the insistence by some military commanders on body counts as a measure of success…coupled with some commanders’ ties to criminals and narcotraffickers.” The Democratic Obama administration in power at the time continued to pour in billions in military aid. I think these numbers are off…remember for the last week the average testing has gone backwards which coincides with the government opening plans. My visitor visa was extended for another three months from Feb. 7th. I would love to know what the situation is for domestic flights. So appears they will do things by city with lockdowns in places seeing increases of cases like Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and so on. Ron… thank you for the well wishes…it does suck everywhere, some places more than others… we have been fairly lucky here in Canada, it is fairly well under control. We compare this COVID-19 testing in Colombia with several other countries in Latin America as well to the U.S., UK and South Korea in the following table. This ia so bizarre.

Congrats on Sabaneta being new case free.

I fond this online. I will not take it only because of the mutation factor and by the time one vaccine is devemoped it won’t be effective.

The reason I ask is according to World-meter, here in California we are at 6.3% positive test rate, the US as a whole is at 7.9% positive test rate, and so much of the state, and the US is operating on a very limited opening of many businesses, and services. In 2017, Colombia had 20 of the top 49 clinics and hospitals in Latin America. Death rates vary by age in Colombia just like in China, see below as of April 19: 1,832 cases so far in Colombia aged 0-39 with 12 deaths = 0.65 percent death rate. ), meaning tourists and others wont be able to leave, https://colombiareports.com/with-closing-of-international-airports-colombia-goes-on-lockdown/, this means I can’t even just get passport stamped to maintain M visa, and 40+ foreigners expelled for not complying with self-quarantinie. The following chart shows a running 7-day average of new coronavirus cases in Colombia along with the 6-day running average in the 27 red cities and the rest of Colombia. The US Embassy tweeted on September 12: “Colombia counts with the US in tough times. There can be a lag between reporting new tests and new cases. Christopher states: “You of course could get the virus again.”