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'May the quarantine work': Bogota's emergency services swamped by COVID-19

April 17, 2020 by Julia Symmes Cobb
Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters

Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters

In the 14 years he has worked on ambulances, Dr. Carlos Barragan got used to attending up to three calls during his 12-hour shift, often traffic accidents.

Coronavirus changed that.

Now Barragan and the two others on his crew are handling up to seven calls per shift in high-altitude Bogota.

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April 17, 2020 /Julia Symmes Cobb
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