Messages from above: Colombia's army takes to the skies to enforce quarantine
APRIL 7, 2020 / 3:28 PM / UPDATED A DAY AGO
Luis Jaime Acosta
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - From helicopters blasting messages over densely crowded areas to issuing fines, Colombia’s military is deploying all kinds of methods to ensure compliance with a national quarantine to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The Andean country is in the midst of an obligatory isolation that began late last month and is set to last until April 27.
Healthcare workers, members of the military and the police, and staff in grocery stores, pharmacies, food factories and banks are allowed out. Otherwise, just one person per family can leave home to buy groceries and carry out financial transactions.
Some people, however, are wandering streets and riding public transport at the risk of contracting the virus and infecting family members, according to the police.
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It is no longer a hoax there? 
