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

Abstract

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