Health & Insurance.

54% of Medellin’s Recent Coronavirus Patients Already Recovered So Far: Mayor’s Report

Medellin Herald April 18, 2020

The Mayor’s Office of Medellin announced April 17 that 100 of 183 confirmed cases of Coronavirus here have already fully recovered – a 54% recovery rate to date, with more recoveries expected. In total, 4,154 persons in Medellin suspected of having Coronavirus-like symptoms have undergone

Health & Insurance.

Medellin Metro Theoretically Could See 3 Million Coronavirus Infections: Mayor

Medellin Herald April 17, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced April 17 via his Twitter account that the Medellin metro area — Valle de Aburra — theoretically could have 3 million people infected with Coronavirus. However, the Mayor didn’t specify how this would happen, when it might happen, nor how many cases would be “severe” or “critical.” “In Medellín and […]

Health & Insurance.

Colombia Quarantine to Continue Past April 27 with Gradual Relaxations: Health Minister

Medellin Herald April 16, 2020

Colombia’s Health Minister Fernando Ruiz Gómez announced April 16 that the current national quarantine against Coronavirus infections will continue past the presumptive April 27 deadline expiration. However, many current restrictions gradually will be relaxed — but only when accompanied by strict health protocols, he revealed. As of April 16, Colombia had

Infrastructure

Crucial ‘Magdalena 2’ Highway Project in Antioquia Restarts

Medellin Herald April 16, 2020

Colombia’s Transport Ministry and the Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI, the national infrastructure agency) jointly announced April 16 a new financing deal to restart construction on the 114-kilometers-long “Autopista Rio Magdalena 2” highway project in Antioquia. The COP$2.3 trillion (US$578 million) “fourth generation” (4G) highway project will connect northern

Health & Insurance.

Haceb, Auteco Launching Production of Coronavirus Ventilators: Medellin Mayor

Medellin Herald April 15, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced April 15 that local home-appliance manufacturing giant Haceb and local motorcycle assembler Auteco will launch manufacture and assembly of novel Coronavirus ventilator machines — starting Monday, April 20. Three prototypes have been developed in Medellin via a research and technology consortium organized by tech incubator Ruta

Infrastructure

Cemex Renews Cement/Concrete Operations; Antioquia Highway Projects to Restart

Medellin Herald April 14, 2020

Cemex Colombia revealed in an April 13 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera corporate oversight agency that it has just restarted all cement/concrete production and dispatch operations — thanks to certain Coronavirus quarantine-exemptions newly issued by the national government this month. “In particular, from April 13 to April 27, 2020, in accordance with the

General News

Medellin’s ‘Pico y Cedula’ Numbers Rotate April 13-19, Again for April 20-26

Medellin Herald April 13, 2020

The Medellin Mayor’s office announced last night (April 12) that the “pico y cedula” alternating-days individual permissions for grocery, medicines and banking trips are rotating today (April 13) through April 19, and then a new rotation starts again on April 20. As a result, people with cedula numbers ending in 7, 8 or 9 can […]

General News

Update: Medellin ‘Donaton’ Aids Coronavirus Victims; President Frees Food/Groceries Home Deliveries from Hours Restrictions

Medellin Herald April 12, 2020

Utilities giant EPM and the Mayor of Medellin on April 12 generated more than COP$13 billion (US$3.4 million) worth of private donations – both in cash and also in food — through a televised “Donaton por Medellin” campaign, aiming to help Coronavirus victims and especially poor families. Among the first announcing support for the “Donaton” […]

Health & Insurance.

Medellin Consortium Getting Close to Production of Coronavirus Ventilators; Liquor Manufacturer Now Supplying Disinfectant Alcohol

Medellin Herald April 11, 2020

Three prototypes of mechanical ventilators being developed for Coronavirus victims by metro-Medellin-based Sampedro Medical Industries, the University of Antioquia and the EIA University are now set to move to human trials following successful tests at CES University School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry here. The development teams are now preparing for tests

General News

EPM Utilities Function Normally Despite Coronavirus Crisis; Hidroituango Moving Forward

Medellin Herald April 10, 2020

Medellin-based multinational utilities giant EPM announced April 8 that it continues work on its US$5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric dam in Antioquia despite the Cornavirus crisis that forced quarantines on most commercial and industrial operations. “The works currently being carried out in the [Hidroituango] project are among the 34 exceptions