… Others are concerned about what the data might be used for once the pandemic is over. Following this weekend’s shutdown, which coincides with a bank holiday because of Colombia’s Independence Day, Medellin’s mayor will initially only shut down the city on weekends. Locals believe their reputation for discipline and industriousness will carry them through another difficult chapter in Colombia's history. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. But because of what Medellin has already lived through, he said he is “100% convinced” residents in the city of 2.5 million people will step up to dealing with the coronavirus - and climate change - challenge. In an interview with The Associated Press, Quintero brushed such concerns aside. Medellin’s post-COVID transformation will focus on education as a key pillar to drive change, with the aim of preparing students for jobs with a digital and tech focus, backed by “historic” levels of investment in schools, Quintero said. Police officers are using newly developed software to scan ID cards of citizens boarding buses and entering malls to ensure they have permission to be out and about. “What’s been happening is triggering huge transformations within people and institutions in general,” Quintero said. Medellin has set an ambitious aim to electrify all public transport by 2030, with Quintero saying he wants the city to be the first in Latin America to achieve that goal. In Medellin, officials are drawing on their experience of battling a past “pandemic” of rampant drug violence to confront new challenges, Quintero said. No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. But the virus has brought new hurdles. The metropolis recently went five weeks without a single COVID-19 death. All Rights Reserved. “But the pandemic shouldn't be an excuse for governments to turn into a Big Brother that watches and controls everything.”. So, in this article, we look at over 1,000 Medellín coronavirus closures including many schools, entertainment and tourist attractions, libraries, churches, sports venues, bars and discotheques that are now closed. “It’s with education that we can transform,” he said, adding that teaching should instill a sense of individual and collective responsibility among young people to protect the planet. Your access to the comments has been temporarily suspended for the following reason(s): This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone. Quintero is said to have coordinated the first shut down with the government of President Ivan Duque, but seemingly has yet to convince the national government to approve weekly shutdowns. “We feel supported,” said Alvarez, the beneficiary of food packages. Medellín uses the 123 emergency phone number for coronavirus reports. The city also has built a much-copied cable car transport system that ferries residents up and down hillsides, connecting slum dwellers with the rest of the city. BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Colombia’s second city of Medellin prepares to revive its economy after the coronavirus pandemic, it … “Medellin has a history of reinventing itself, of having deep resilience,” Mayor Daniel Quintero told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview. If their blood oxygen levels dip, nurses bring oxygen to their homes. In Medellin, medical workers test anyone suspected of having COVID-19 at their home. The response has been enormous: 1.3 million families – some 3.25 million people in total – from Medellin and surrounding areas registered. Even with few cars on the road during the ongoing virus lockdown, the city has suffered toxic levels of pollution, Quintero said. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Reporting by Anastasia Moloney; Editing by Laurie Goering; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. In theory, that shouldn't be the case. “I never thought big data would help me.”. “But the question of our intentions in how we use this data can't be doubted.”. Duque’s economic reactivation plan spurred an acceleration of COVID-19 cases that now threatens to collapse healthcare in the country’s capital Bogota and major cities like Medellin and Cali. That has allowed them to mostly stay indoors instead of going out to earn money and buy food. Medellin is the city in Latin America with the most information on its citizens,” he said via Zoom from his headquarters, brightly lit screens with charts and maps behind him. As coronavirus cases surge in Latin America, the Colombian city of Medellin is defying expectations and managing to keep numbers remarkably low. Colombia Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) reported the number of coronavirus cases in Colombia on September 19 – a total of 758,398 cases (up +7,927 cases from September 18) with 24,039 deaths. As well, the city is working to provide 50,000 electric bikes that residents can rent cheaply - and it aims to electrify all public transport by the end of the decade. Economists and healthcare organizations have urged the president to implement an emergency basic income that would allow a reactivation of the economy without putting the country’s healthcare system at risk. Months into the pandemic, there are just 741 confirmed cases citywide and only 10 patients hospitalized in ICUs with COVID-19. The transformation he envisions involves Medellin becoming an “eco-city” that is better connected, greener and more tech-smart, Quintero said.
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