Covid-19 threatens indigenous peoples in Colombia

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A Colombian family confined, April 8, 2020. REUTERS / Luisa Gonzalez

By: Najet Benrabaa Follow

21 min

As Colombia continues its deconfinement, since September 1, 2020, The virus is just starting to reach indigenous communities who are expecting a peak for October or November 2020. 

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At the end of September 2020, the national indigenous organization, announced more than 30,000 confirmed cases and more than a thousand deaths. 

The Covid-19 threatens the indigenous peoples of Colombia, a Grand report by Najet Benrabaa.

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