▁in ▁Bog ot á ▁and ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁coast . ▁Sam ples ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁compar isons ▁and ▁analysis . ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁testing ▁were ▁expected ▁within ▁few ▁days . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April , ▁the ▁Government ▁declared ▁a ▁" n ational ▁dis aster " ▁state ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁emer gency , ▁which ▁allowed ▁health ▁authorities ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁special ▁budget ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁April , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁suspect ▁cases ▁were ▁ex cluded , ▁with ▁only ▁four ▁remaining : ▁three ▁Mexican ▁teachers ▁in ▁Bog ot á , ▁and ▁one ▁person ▁in ▁Cart ag ena . ▁Another ▁ 3 8 ▁suspect ▁cases ▁were ▁under ▁observation . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁the ▁suspect ▁cases ▁raised ▁to ▁ 4 9 , ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁them ▁" high ly " ▁suspect . ▁The ▁government ▁purchased ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁os elt am iv ir ( T am if lu ) ▁dos es , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁distributed ▁through ▁the ▁Social ▁Prote ction ▁min istry ▁to ▁the ▁affected ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁confirmed ▁cases . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Minister ▁Pala cio ▁confirmed ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁of ▁A ( H 1 N 1 ) ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 2 - year - old ▁person ▁from ▁Z ip aqu ir á , ▁who ▁recently ▁travel led ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁According ▁to