Colombia enters 5th wave of COVID-19 pandemic

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Colombia enters 5th wave of COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: Colombia enters 5th wave of COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vaccination in Bogota 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): FERNANDO RUIZ, Minister of Health and Social Protection STORYLINE: Colombia has entered the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, so citizens should reinforce self-care measures and get vaccinated against the virus, Minister of Health and Social Protection Fernando Ruiz said on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): FERNANDO RUIZ, Minister of Health and Social Protection "Evidently we are in the fifth peak. It has been spreading in different cities, especially in urban areas. The Cauca Valley is quite affected, as well as Bogota. At this peak, people older than 70 years old are more affected in terms of mortality. But in terms of hospitalizations, both the very young and elderly are affected." Ruiz also stressed the need to accelerate testing to identify new cases in time, emphasizing that although the Omicron variant

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