Health
Colombia implemented a six-month lockdown to control coronavirus but there was a steep price to pay – ABC News
At first, a tough coronavirus lockdown helped control COVID-19 and made Colombia the envy of Latin America. But that control is now on the brink as economic need…
With her beaming smile, jovial manner and contagious air of enthusiasm, it’s difficult to imagine Gloria Zuluaga ever losing her optimism.
Yet in May, as COVID-19 cases began to surge in Colombia, the 52-year-old restaurant owner found herself helpless and fearing the worst.
Standing outside a hospital in Bogota under one of the capital’s infamous tropical downpours, she pleaded with hospital staff for help. She felt faint, her airways closed up and she choked for breath.
“I was sweating, choking…
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