Columbians put red rags in the window so they can get food from others

In some neighbourhoods in Bogota and on the outskirts of the capital, families are putting red rags on their doors and windows to seek help from their neighbors and authorities or anyone who can provide a proper meal.

With approximately 50% of the economically active population working in informal sectors, and for that reason little difference in economic protection in crises such as COVID-19, government-intensive quarantine leaves millions of people inside homes without good living conditions, Kosovo reports

But for many people who do not receive government subsidies or any kind of help, putting rags in the diary is the only way to find some money to eat during the coronary explosion.

According to Juan Carlos Saldarriaga, the mayor of Soacha, a municipality near Bogota, this move “has sparked a sense of solidarity among neighbours”.

Saldarriaga said red rags also help local governments know who they are “need more help”.

Colombia has 1,485 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 35 deaths. The mandatory isolation will initially continue until April 13th, as decreed by President Ivan Duque.

We remember that as many as 1.3 million cases and over 73,700 dead people are confirmed in the world so far.