Medellin, Antioquia Covid Restrictions Continue to May 3, Possibly May 10

Antioquia Governor Luis Fernando Suárez announced last night (April 24) that metro Medellin, the “oriente” region and the rest of Antioquia will continue restrictions on movements to Monday, May 3 because of overwhelming cases of Covid-19.
Curfews and bans on liquor sales will continue from 8 pm to 5 am daily to April 29.
Simultaneously, starting Monday, April 26, “pico y cedula” shopping restrictions only enable people with cedulas ending in 0 and 1 to make shopping trips.
On Tuesday, April 27, people with cedulas ending in 2, 3 and 4 can go shopping, while on Wednesday, April 28, shopping is permitted for those with cedulas ending in 5, 6 or 7.
On Thursday, April 29, shopping is permitted only for cedulas ending in 8 and 9.
As for Friday April 30, Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2, a total quarantine is declared– except for essential workers — although home-delivery of food and medicines is allowed, along with emergency trips and authorized trips.
On the morning of May 1, Governor Suarez further announced a new order that abolishes a previous order that had allowed “essential food item” trips on Friday, April 30 and Sunday, May 2 for people with cedulas ending in even-numbers. The new order likewise abolishes shopping-trip rights for those with cedulas ending in odd numbers on Saturday, May 1. Only home deliveries and emergency trips are permitted on those days.
Hospitals jammed with Covid patients meanwhile report a critical shortage of oxygen tanks, partly because some now-recovered patients previously receiving home care have failed to return tanks to oxygen suppliers, Suarez warned.
As a result, even more extreme quarantine measures are being considered for all Colombia, while Antioquia might extend the current, existing restrictions to May 10, he cautioned.