Monday saw a deepening political crisis with the resignation of Finance Minister Carrasquilla, road blockades, protests and fears of food and medical shortages.

Human Rights organizations and activists have denounced excessive use of force by Colombia's security forces to quell civic and legitimate protest.

Among the many devastating effects of coronavirus are the numbers of persons forced into poverty, including 3.6 million Colombians during the first year of the pandemic.

April ended the worst month for Colombia of the pandemic in numbers of deaths and new cases. WHO concerned hospitals are at breaking-point in Bogotá and Medellín.

Colombia's Health Minister Fernando Ruíz was among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine after the government expanded coverage to all persons age 60 and over.

Colombia's southwestern city Cali is under military curfew after extensive rioting with Paro Nacional. Bogotá protests overshadowed by random acts of vandalism.

After two years as CEO of Avianca Holdings Anko van der Werff leaves the airline to be replaced at the helm by the company's CFO Adrian Neuhauser.

Despite Bogotá Mayor Claudia López prohibiting all gatherings and protests with the red alert, the Paro Nacional could affect tranquility in the capital for days.

With Bogotá's ICU occupation above 90% Mayor Claudia López announced new restrictions and banned mass demonstrations until May 9.

Bogotá's Claudia López has not ruled-out additional restrictions should ICU occupancy surpass 90%, including a 14-day general quarantine.

Colombia joins key US allies Canada, UK, France, Israel and Germany as Level 4 nations for coronavirus infection and "Do Not Visit" nations despite vaccinations.

Closed to the rest of the country for almost five months, Colombia is reconnecting with Leticia, Amazonas, given success in covid immunity.

The Ministry of Health has authorized the private health sector to administer COVID-19 vaccines during Phase 3 of the national campaign.

Despite crowded ICUs and surge in covid deaths, Colombia's trade unions call for mass protest on April 28 against government's pandemic tax reform.

An estuary close to Colombia's largest port has been granted precautionary measures by JEP to facilitate the exhumation of missing persons.

Samples taken from coronavirus patients in the department of Caldas have confirmed circulation in Colombia of the highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus

The third wave of coronavirus infection in Colombia is leading a surge in new fatalities from the disease with 380 victims confirmed Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

Colombia's equivalent of Giro d'Italia and Tour de France begins Friday on the Eastern Plains and will reach Bogotá for the final stage on April 25.

The Colombia Air Force has adapted military transport aircraft to airlift critically ill COVID-19 patients between the country's second largest city Medellín and Bogotá

Bogotá artist Elsa Zambrano's latest series Constellations was created during coronavirus lockdowns and inspired by the works of Dadaism's "star-painters."

Mayor Claudia López has announced two three-day quarantines in April to curb the surge in COVID-19 infections. Bogotá's hospital system returns to Red Alert levels of occupation.

With 4.091 new cases of coronavirus in Bogotá on Sunday, the Colombian capital must find ways to curb a rapid increase in infections as quarantine fatigue sets in.

The daily deaths from coronavirus continue to increase in Colombia as the third wave of infection overwhelms ICU capacity in Medellín and Barranquilla.

Explosives experts, Lena and Still, were retired from duty with the National Police and rewarded for decades of service in loving homes.

During the Orange Economy Council, President Duque announced an unprecedented US$1.8 Billion to reactive this year the country's cultural industries.