General News

Thousands of Manufacturers, Construction Companies Respond to Biosafety Protocols; Medellin, Antioquia Gradually Returning to Work

Medellin Herald April 28, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero revealed April 27 that more than 50,000 metro-area workers in manufacturing and construction already have returned to work — following a pioneering business/worker registration system for addressing the Coronavirus quarantine crisis. Passengers on the

Infrastructure

‘Pacifico 1’ Highway Connecting Medellin to Southwest Restarts with Health Protocols

Medellin Herald April 22, 2020

The Medellin-based “Covipacifico” consortium building the “Pacifico 1” highway between Medellin’s southern suburbs (Ancon Sur) and the Cauca River town of Bolombolo on April 20 unveiled details on construction relaunch — tied to strict Coronavirus-avoidance protocols. According to the consortium, “some of the measures endorsed by the ANI [Colombia’s infrastructure

Infrastructure

12 Crucial Highway Projects in Antioquia Restart with ‘Biosafety’ Protocols

Medellin Herald April 21, 2020

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura, ANI) announced April 21 the restart of 12 crucial highway construction projects in Antioquia — thanks to new biosafety protocols to avoid Coronavirus infections. “Among the 12 infrastructure projects that will restart works are ‘Autopista al Mar 1,’ which seeks to bring Medellín closer to

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 laboratory tests. “Of these, 3,669 have shown no infections, 302 […]

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 […]