Colombia witnesses surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19

Medical workers check a pedestrian's body temperature in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020. Colombia has witnessed a surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said Colombia was transitioning from a phase of containing the spread of the virus to a phase of mitigating the outbreak. (Photo by John Paz/Xinhua)