El exentrenador de la selección de Honduras, el colombiano Luis Fernando Suárez, aterrizó en Costa Rica este jueves para dar inicio a su era en el banquillo tricolor.
Goal.
On Wednesday, the self-styled national strike enters its second week, felt across the country but particularly in urban centres such as Cali and capital Bogota.
Almost 50 people have lost their lives in clashes between protestors and police, according to NGO Temblores. Official government data confirms 27 dead, including one police officer.
On May 5, university student Lucas Villa had a clear message for the cameras covering the latest peaceful protest in the city of Pereira, Colombia.
“They are killing us,” the 37-year-old yelled to onlookers as he marched alongside his colleagues. Moments later, his message would become prescient.
A group of unknown individuals dressed in civilian clothes began to fire on the protest. Lucas was left in critical condition after being hit by eight bullets and, six days later, was pronounced brain-dead by medics at the University Hospital of Pereira.
Medellin doctors urge lockdown, humanitarian aid to resuscitate healthcare
April 22, 2021
Medellin medical organizations urged humanitarian aid and a two-week lockdown to resuscitate the collapsed healthcare system in Colombia’s second largest city.
The city of 2.5 million people entered in crisis last month after a new wave of coronavirus infections collapsed hospitals.
According to the Health Secretary of the Antioquia province, more than 99% of Medellin’s intensive care units (ICU’s) are full, which is collapsing emergency healthcare in multiple cities.
My shift begins. I have space in the ICU for two patients who are going through hell, but there is no ambulance to drive them. There are no ambulances available. Just to emphasize: the number of ICUs and their occupancy are only an indicator. The reality goes far beyond that and it’s shit!