Colombia heads into 2021 with calls for quarantines to fight pandemic uptick A holiday season uptick in coronavirus infections will give Colombia a rocky start to 2021, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said on Thursday, while doctors called for quarantines in hard-hit areas. We re going to have difficulties in the first two weeks of January, Ruiz said during an interview with Colombia s Caracol Radio, where he attributed growth in coronavirus cases to people mixing over the festive season.Reuters | Updated: 01-01-2021 00:22 IST | Created: 01-01-2021 00:16 IST
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A holiday season uptick in coronavirus infections will give Colombia a rocky start to 2021, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said on Thursday, while doctors called for quarantines in hard-hit areas.