China News Service, July 8. According to Reuters, on the 7th local time, the President of Colombia stated that in order to curb the spread of the new crown epidemic, the country’s national embargo measures will be extended again, and the time will continue until August 1.
On the evening of July 7th local time, Colombian President Duke said in a television broadcast that, taking into account the fact that the number of confirmed cases in some cities is still growing, he plans to continue to implement blockade measures.
According to reports, before the lifting of the blockade, cities with no confirmed cases or low infection rates will be allowed to open restaurants, theaters and gymnasiums, subject to the epidemic prevention regulations.
Duke said there are currently 490 cities in Colombia with no new crown infections, 100 cities have a low infection rate, and 295 cities have not reported confirmed cases in the past three weeks.
According to reports, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Colombia has exceeded 124,000, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 4,300. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Colombia began implementing blockade measures at the end of March, and the relevant measures were originally scheduled to be lifted on July 15.