Abstract

FERNANDEZ-NINO, Julián Alfredo; CUBILLOS-NOVELLA, Andrés; BOJORQUEZ, Letza  and  RODRIGUEZ, Michael. Recommendations for the response against COVID-19 in migratory contexts under a closed border: The case of Colombia. Biomed. [online]. 2020, vol.40, suppl.2, pp.68-72.  Epub Nov 12, 2020. ISSN 0120-4157.  https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5512.

Despite the positive response of Colombia's health system to the arrival of Venezuelan migrants, the new challenges that accompany the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered a closed-borders response that runs the risk of encouraging a negative view of migrants and increasing their health risks.

This manuscript discusses the recommendations that could be proposed in the case of a country with limited resources such as Colombia to respond to the needs of the Venezuelan mixed migrant flows.

Keywords : Emigration and immigration; public health; pandemics; coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Venezuela; Colombia.

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