Bogota dismisses Duque's intention to relax Colombia's lockdown
Bogota dismisses Duques intention to relax Colombias lockdown
by Adriaan Alsema April 19, 2020
Colombias President Ivan Duque cannot count on the support of Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez to relax the countrys quarantine at the end of this month.
In fact, if Duque would have his way and restrictions on much of the labor force would be lifted, Bogotas healthcare system could collapse in a month, Lopez told weekly Semana.
If they force us to open fully on April 27, by May 31 we could have 857 infected people in need of intensive care units (ICUs). `We only have 540 ICUs available, Bogotas mayor said. In other words, wed collapse the hospitals capacity.
This could result in more than 500 deaths before the end of May in the capital alone, according to Lopez, Colombias most powerful official after Duque and a fierce critic of the president.
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