Iván Duque Márquez , president of Colombia , declared the frontier with Venezuela would be closed as of March 14 , 2020 , while president Nicolás Maduro announced an emergency in the healthcare of Venezuela on March 12 , and all flights coming from Europe and Colombia would be canceled for over 4 weeks .
Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez announced the closure of the border with Venezuela , effective from 14 March. On 12 March , President Nicolás Maduro had already declared a public health emergency in the country and suspended all inbound flights from Europe and Colombia for 30 days .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Venezuela