Waste in the times of COVID-19

Recicladores and rubbish collectors are on the frontline too. The informal recyclers who depend on waste for their livelihoods are at a high risk...

Key medical worker says, ‘We are far from flattening the curve’

Coronavirus doesn’t only affect medical staff who work directly with patients affected by the illness. The knock-on effect to other areas of...

Coronavirus lockdown: Some hope for those on the breadline

The COVID-19 lockdown has brought – or exacerbated – the hardships felt by many on a daily basis. Here’s how two local restaurants...

Key medical workers in the coronavirus crisis: The respiratory nurse

Many are working from home, others have no work to go to. Some people, though, are key workers for society in the COVID-19 crisis and have to...

Colombia’s trapped informal workers raise literal red flags in desperate call for aid during country-wide quarantine

Street vendors and other informal laborers in Medellin, out of work since March 20 when Colombia issued mandatory quarantine orders to prevent the...

Coronavirus in Colombia: April 5 update

Our regular roundup of COVID-19 cases in Colombia. Going green: two weeks after Bogotá's quarantine, live traffic maps show zero rush hour....

Coronavirus in Colombia: April 3 update

Our regular roundup of COVID-19 cases. Coronavirus in Colombia: In this update we say: you do need a mask for coronavirus protection. Key...

Coronavirus: Bogotá’s Venezuelan migrants face tough choices

Crisis looms with mass evictions of Venezuelans during coronavirus quarantine Venezuelans searching for lodging in Bogotá today during the...

Bogotá quarantine: Chapi under lockdown

How is the national quarantine affecting your barrio? We’ve been talking to people all over the city, starting with Chapinero. Chapinero is...

Coronavirus in Colombia: April 1 update

Our regular roundup of COVID-19 cases Coronavirus cases in Colombia to April 1. Source: INS Key points on coronavirus in Colombia: 1,065...