October 3, 2025
Home Archive by category Medellin + Antioquia news (Page 4)
Health & Insurance.

Colombia Nears 17 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations; Antioquia at 2.4 Million; Medellin at 1.1 Million

Colombia Health Minister Fernando Ruiz announced this morning (June 24) that Colombia has now exceeded 16 million Covid-19 vaccinations — and is averaging close to 300,000 daily, making its 17-million total-vaccinations-target by end-June likely a certainty. Of those 16 million nationwide vaccinations, 5.4 million are second shots – as required by almost all the
Infrastructure

Pacifico 1 Wins US$150 Million Finance Package to Complete Crucial Medellin-Southwest Antioquia Highway

Medellin-based highway construction consortium Covipacifico announced June 15 that it just won confirmation of a US$150 million financing package for its “Pacifico 1” highway project. The financing will guarantee completion of the COP$2.6 trillion (US$704 million), 50-kilometers-long “Pacifico 1” project between the southern Medellin suburb of Caldas and a new
General News

Update: Antioquia, Medellin Ease Covid Restrictions for May 10-May 17; Medellin-Bogota Highway Now Unblocked

Antioquia Acting Governor Luis Fernando Suárez announced  May 9 that starting Monday, May 10 through Monday, May 17, a 10-pm to 5-am daily curfew and booze-sales ban will replace the stricter Covid-19 curfew/quarantine standards of the past three weeks. “Pico y cedula” shopping restrictions will switch to odd/even-numbered days tied to cedulas ending in odd […]
Health & Insurance.

Colombia Covid-19 Vaccinations Approach 5 Million; Antioquia Coverage Tops 10%

Colombia President Ivan Duque announced April 21 that while 4 million Colombians have already received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine, that number will have topped 5 million by May 4, thanks to accelerating vaccination rates. Meanwhile, Antioquia Acting Governor Luis Fernando Suarez revealed April 21 that 600,000 people in Antioquia (including metro Medellin) […]