22/06/2022 03:37 (UTC)

Colombia to lift Covid health emergency after more than 2 years

Bogota, Jun 21 (EFE).- The health emergency declared in Colombia more than two years ago in response to the spread of Covid-19 will end on June 30, the country's president announced Tuesday.

Iván Duque said that after talking with Health Minister Fernando Ruiz and with the Epidemiological Committee, the decision was made to lift the health emergency because "there is no scientific or epidemiological reason, as analyzed by the committee, to maintain [it] beyond that date." (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA OF COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT IVÁN DUQUE DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE, IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.

SOUND BITES: COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT, IVÁN DUQUE (IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBLTITLES).

Metadata

Date: 22/06/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Health » Epidemic and plague
Type: Straps
Duration: 49 seconds
Reference: 7001177871
Relevance: Normal