Footage from Tuesday (January 5) shows police carrying out checks in quarantine zones in Colombia's capital city.

Bogota's local government has blocked three districts with a population of about 2.5 million, ordering all businesses to close except for supermarkets and pharmacies.

Officials said measures are being taken to control the growing number of infections and stabilize hospitalization rates.

This footage was filmed and produced 5 January 2021.
In Bogota the local government has blocked three districts with a population of about 2.5 million, ordering all businesses to close except for supermarkets and pharmacies in that part of the city.
Officials said measures are being taken to control the growing number of infections and stabilize hospitalization rates. Police control citizens' movement as about 2.5 million residents are sent back into lockdown.

Location: Bogota, Colombia