Recommendations for the response against COVID-19 in migratory contexts under a closed border: The case of Colombia

• Published in: Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud Vol. 40; no. Supl. 2; pp. 68 - 72
• Main Authors: Fernández-Niño, Julián Alfredo, Cubillos-Novella, Andrés, Bojórquez, Ietza, Rodríguez, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud 30-10-2020
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; colombia; Colombia - epidemiology; coronavirus infections; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; COVID-19; emigration and immigration; Emigration and Immigration - legislation & jurisprudence; Hand Disinfection; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; public health; Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Public Policy; Quarantine; SARS-CoV-2; Transients and Migrants; venezuela; Venezuela - ethnology; Vulnerable Populations; Colombia; Venezuela; COVID-19; Emigration and immigration; Venezuela; Colombia; coronavirus infections; pandemics; public health
• ISSN: 0120-4157; 2590-7379
• DOI: 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.