CNBC TV18 published an article that critically analyzes the way governments have faced the challenges brought about by the pandemic. While it points out some governments for using the crisis by COVID-19, as an excuse to relax laws and regulations on industrial emissions, at the same time, it positively highlights Bogotá as an example for its responsible recovery strategy.
The note warns of the direct relationship between air pollution and the aggravation of respiratory diseases and quotes experts on the subject such as Professor Thomas Munzel of Germany's Johannes Gutenberg University, "Polluted air causes damage to the inner lining of the arteries, if long-term exposure to air pollution and infection with the COVID-19 virus come together, then we have an additional adverse effect on health".
The author of the article is the journalist specialized in environmental and energy issues, Sonal Bhutra, who points out examples such as the weakening of the anti-pollution rules that have allowed the United States, its negative effects on the health of the population and compares it with the approach of the mayor, Claudia López, "Some leaders are taking a different path, in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, facing the problem of poor air quality, seasonal respiratory diseases and pandemic, Mayor Claudia Lopez opened 76 kilometers of new bike lanes to reduce overcrowding in public transportation and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus while improving air quality and people's health.
