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Colombia has announced additional measures to reduce the risk of contagion by COVID-19. Movement restrictions in municipal areas will be triggered if hospital occupancy rates of hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) reach certain levels. These measures will be in effect from Monday,...

It is doubtful that in 1603 that Mr Shakespeare was thinking of COVID when he sat down to write Hamlet however that doesn't mean his words aren't valid for today's circumstances.

Starting today, all of Antioquia, including Medellín is under a 5pm-5am daily COVID-19 curfew and alcohol ban. Hospital intensive care wards have reached 95% capacity in some parts of the department. Normally this is the busiest travel and leisure week of the year in Colombia.

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...