COVID-19: Volunteer pilots deliver medical supplies to Colombia's isolated places

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COVID-19: Volunteer pilots deliver medical supplies to Colombia's isolated places

A wealthy flying club in Bogota answered President Ivan Duque's call for help

Published: June 18, 2020 10:21 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 149666-01-02-1592461083852 — In the midst of the pandemic, about 100 businessmen from a wealthy flying club in Bogota were called by President Ivan Duque to deliver medical supplies to remote regions of the country in their private planes. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149670-01-02-1592461095969 — Since authorities closed airspace to stem the spread of the disease on March 23, their work has become essential in keeping the most inaccessible regions of a country connected to rugged geography. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149668-01-02-1592461090808 — An airplane carrying humanitarian aid after taking off in Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149671-01-02-1592461098875 — A worker disinfects an airplane carrying humanitarian aid to Quibdo before it takes off in Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149672-01-02-1592461101268 — A health worker walks at the Carano Airport in Quibdo, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149679-01-02-1592461080350 — A worker disinfects an airplane carrying humanitarian aid to Quibdo, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149663-01-02-1592461108789 — A worker carries bags with biological waste from a suspected COVID-19 infected, at the Carano Airport in Quibdo, Columbia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149667-01-02-1592461089141 — A health worker loads boxes with COVID-19 tests into an airplane heading to Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149674-01-02-1592461106305 — A health worker is sanitized before boarding an airplane to take humanitarian aid to Quibdo, COlombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149665-01-02-1592461086558 — A health worker is sanitized before boarding an airplane to take humanitarian aid in Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149673-01-02-1592461103527 — A health worker carries boxes with COVID-19 tests to an airplane heading to Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149676-01-02-1592461075085 — A health worker load boxes with COVID-19 tests into an airplane heading to Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149677-01-02-1592461077722 — A worker disinfects an airplane carrying humanitarian aid to Quibdo, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149669-01-02-1592461093272 — A worker carries bags with biological waste from a suspected COVID-19 infected at the Carano Airport in Quibdo, Colombia. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 149675-01-02-1592461072407 — A worker fuels an airplane carrying humanitarian aid to Quibdo, COlombia. Image Credit: AFP

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