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Venezuela Is a Health 'Time Bomb,' Colombian President Says

BOGOTA — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday called Venezuela a
public health "time bomb," and said the lack of reliable information
about the status of its neighbor's coronavirus outbreak was a worry as
his administration tries to control its own infections.

Colombia has long been the top destination for Venezuelans fleeing years
of social and economic upheaval in their home country.

Asked if he was worried about Colombia's lengthy borders with Venezuela
and Brazil as a conduit for the virus, even though they are officially
closed, Duque told Reuters he was, and said the issue with Venezuela was
a lack of information.

"In the case of Venezuela the information is non-existent," Duque said
in an interview. "There's not good hospital capacity or good
epidemiological capacity, for a long time they haven't had serious
vaccination programs."

"I think Venezuela is a time bomb from the public health point of view."

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/26/world/americas/26reuters-health-coronavirus-colombia.html

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