UPDATE - Colombian Authorities Extend Coronavirus Quarantine Until April 27 - President

BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th April, 2020) Colombia's authorities, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will extend the mandatory quarantine in the country until April 27, President Ivan Duque said.

"The measures taken gave a positive result.

Taking into account the behavior of the virus and analyzing information from the healthcare system, we decided to extend the mandatory isolation until 23:59 April 26," Duque wrote on Twitter.

Colombia on March 24 imposed quarantine, which was to expire April 13.

Quarantine violators face criminal prosecution and a prison term of 4 to 8 years, as well as fines.

Currently, 1,579 people are infected with the coronavirus in Colombia, 46 have died.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 1,337,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 worldwide, with over 74,000 deaths. More than 276,000 have recovered.