A Catholic bishop in Colombia has called for the immediate stop to irrational violence and for the government to ensure the security of all in a country already besieged by the coronavirus pandemic. The pain for the more than 1,000 dead due to the COVID-19 pandemic in our region is reinforced by the deaths that continue due to the other pandemic, namely irrational violence , said Bishop Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro of Pasto.
The bishop was responding to the recent death of 15-year-old Marbel Rosero who was murdered with machetes in the El Tablon de Gómez municipality, Nariño, when she was on her way to bring her father lunch.
The Colombian government confirmed Monday that Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in intensive care with coronavirus at Bogotá's Military Hospital.
By Reuters Staff
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BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in intensive care after being infected with the coronavirus, the government said on Monday.
Trujillo tested positive for the virus last week, a day after the Ministry of Foreign affairs reported that Foreign Minister Claudia Blum had tested positive for coronavirus.
“The Defense Minister . continues to be hospitalized and in critical care,” the president’s office said in a statement. A spokesman confirmed this meant an intensive care unit.
The minister is suffering from coronavirus infection and viral pneumonia, the statement said.
By Reuters Staff
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BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in critical care after being infected with coronavirus, the government said on Monday.
Trujillo tested positive for the virus last Tuesday, a day after the Ministry of Foreign affairs reported that Foreign Minister Claudia Blum had tested positive for coronavirus.
“The Defense Minister . continues to be hospitalized and in critical care,” the president’s office said in a statement. It did not confirm if critical care meant an intensive care unit.
The minister is suffering from coronavirus infection and viral pneumonia, the statement said.
Colombia wants to resume spraying a toxic chemical to fight cocaine. Critics say it s too risky
By Stefano Pozzebon
Updated 12:14 PM ET, Fri August 28, 2020
Two AT- 802 planes fumigate coca fields in San Miguel, 400 miles south of Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. 11, 2006.
Bogota (CNN)Colombia wants to resume aerial spraying of a toxic chemical in remote rural areas to stop the growth of coca, the chief ingredient of cocaine despite stark health concerns.
The spraying typically uses glyphosate, a chemical that the World Health Organization has linked to cancer and classified as probably carcinogenic to humans. Colombia s government claims it can be done safely but critics argue it s dangerous and ineffective.