Bogota Is Hers on Even Days, His on Odds Days During Lockdown
- Bogota gender limits follow similar ones in Peru and Panama
- Colombia’s nationwide lockdown extended through April 26
A pedestrian walks past pigeons at Bolivar Square in Bogota, Colombia, on March 22.
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Bogota is making it easier for police to make sure citizens are complying with a lockdown: on even days women can go out to buy basic necessities such as food and medicine, on odd days just men.
The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus that started in Colombia March 25 was initially set to end this Sunday but was extended through April 26.