Citizens wearing face masks are seen on a bus in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020. Colombia has witnessed a surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said Colombia was transitioning from a phase of containing the spread of the virus to a phase of mitigating the outbreak. (Photos: Xinhua)

Medical workers check a pedestrian's body temperature in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020. Colombia has witnessed a surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said Colombia was transitioning from a phase of containing the spread of the virus to a phase of mitigating the outbreak.

Policemen patrol on a street in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020. Colombia has witnessed a surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said Colombia was transitioning from a phase of containing the spread of the virus to a phase of mitigating the outbreak.

Medical workers check each other's body temperature in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020. Colombia has witnessed a surge in infections and deaths from COVID-19. Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said Colombia was transitioning from a phase of containing the spread of the virus to a phase of mitigating the outbreak.