Duque overturns local coronavirus measures, calls medical federation recommendations 'absurd'

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema March 18, 2020

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Wednesday overturned curfews imposed by governors and said the medical federation’s recommendation to impose mandatory isolation was “absurd.”

In an absurd change of events, Duque invoked the extraordinary powers he took as part of a national emergency to overturn all measures taken by governors and mayors to prevent the spreading of the virus.

On top of that, the president called the Colombian Medical Federation’s recommendation to, among other things, impose mandatory isolation “absurd.”

Duque’s actions and words put the unpopular president on a collision course with regional authorities, the medical community and much of the population, which largely rejects the government.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/duque-overturns-local-coronavirus-measures-calls-medical-federation-recommendations-absurd/

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