The Colombian government has again extended the national quarantine due to COVID-19 and in response to the sustained health emergency in La Guajira, Cerrejón will deliver 418 additional medical supplies and equipment worth $671.320 USD that will strengthen the regional response of first and second level hospitals in the municipalities of Albania, Barrancas, Hatonuevo, Maicao and Uribia.

On August 18, 2020, Cerrejón delivered the first molecular biology laboratory for COVID-19 testing in La Guajira to San José de Maicao hospital. This laboratory is part of the near USD 3 million of support provided by Cerrejón to address the sustained health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This lab will perform up to 150 PCR COVID-19 tests every day which will facilitate improved management and informed decision-making by health professionals and the authorities.

Cerrejón continues to be committed to the well-being of La Guajira, the neighbouring communities and everyone who works with us. In this context, the company is donating to the government in La Guajira a complete laboratory to perform molecular tests to detect COVID-19.

After completing the delivery of 25,000 food baskets, Cerrejón has begun delivering an additional 25,000 baskets that will continue to benefit over 350 ethnic communities in the municipalities of Uribia, Maicao, Albania, Manaure, Barrancas, and Hatonuevo during the COVID-19 emergency.