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Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapses, Cali issues red alert over COVID-19
by Adriaan Alsema July 16, 2020
Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapsed on Wednesday, according to medical organizations, as the country’s third largest city, Cali, issued a red alert over the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It happened. The healthcare system collapsed,” said the National Association of Internists and Residents (ANIR).
According to the ANIR, the saturation of the capital’s intensive care units left 149 people critically ill without the necessary care weeks before the projected peak of the pandemic in Bogota.
The ANIR, the Colombian Medical Federation and the Bogota Medical College met with Mayor Claudia Lopez to urge an immediate lockdown to prevent unnecessary deaths...
Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapses, Cali issues red alert over COVID-19
by Adriaan Alsema July 16, 2020
Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapsed on Wednesday, according to medical organizations, as the country’s third largest city, Cali, issued a red alert over the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It happened. The healthcare system collapsed,” said the National Association of Internists and Residents (ANIR).
According to the ANIR, the saturation of the capital’s intensive care units left 149 people critically ill without the necessary care weeks before the projected peak of the pandemic in Bogota.
The ANIR, the Colombian Medical Federation and the Bogota Medical College met with Mayor Claudia Lopez to urge an immediate lockdown to prevent unnecessary deaths...