Colombia lifts lockdown after five months, reopens airports

 

 Colombia on Tuesday lifted one of Latin America's longest lockdowns, scrapping most restrictions after being under quarantine for over five months. Several airports reopened, buses started travelling between cities nationwide, while restaurants, gyms and hotels welcomed or were preparing to welcome clients.
President Ivan Duque's government had already been gradually reactivating the economy in the country which has confirmed more than 615,000 infections, the third-largest number in Latin America.
But unemployment was 20 per cent in July, and the economy shrank by 15.7 percent in the second quarter year-on-year, mounting pressure on the government to fully reopen the economy.