BOGOTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Colombia's capital Bogota must continue to practice social distancing and other preventive health measures given the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, District Health Secretary Alejandro Gomez Lopez said on Thursday.
Bogota has seen a significant spike in COVID-19 infections and other acute respiratory diseases in the last two months.
"It is advisable to continue using a face mask in enclosed spaces, especially when we have respiratory symptoms. It is very important to continue frequent hand washing and to isolate patients with these conditions," Gomez said.
Bogota reported 7,179 COVID-19 cases at the end of June, 76 percent increase over the previous month.
Gomez added that the city has enough vaccines and vaccination sites, in addition to testing sites to detect the virus, to combat the spread of infection.
Bogota has seen 1,804,112 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, the most of any other city in the South American country. ■
