The Worst May Still Be Ahead for Venezuela
COVID-19 has already ravaged most of the developed world. But as cases in Italy and Spain seem to slow down, cases increase in unprepared economies around Africa and Latin America.
Medical doctor from Merida, currently studying Medical Parasitology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
COVID-19 has already ravaged most of the developed world. But as cases in Italy and Spain seem to slow down, cases increase in unprepared economies around Africa and Latin America.
While the COVID-19 pandemic shows what world leaders are truly made of, a symbolic figure sends out the message we all need, whether you’re in Central London or in a Caracas slum.
Social distancing and lockdowns will flatten the contagion curve, but they will also flatten our GDPs. As Venezuelans know very well, broken economies can kill, too.
Yesterday we reached a million cases, twice as last Friday. It’s hard to imagine that this now global disease was initially restricted to a single food market. But did the virus really originate there?
Maps have been invaluable to understanding COVID-19, particularly in Venezuela, where reliable information is hard to come by.
We won’t have it in 2020 and, when it happens, it’ll be hard to find it in Venezuela, where there’s already a dramatic shortage of vaccines we’ve used for decades.
Left, right, socialism, capitalism… all those categories are irrelevant when it comes to stopping the pandemic. What matters is a science-based decision-making process
Not even the most functional countries are escaping the pandemic unscathed.
The world will see the transmission curve go up while Venezuela just reported its first official COVID-19 death.
Short answer: No, at least not one we’re absolutely sure it'll work, so let's review all the available options and their actual viability at this juncture against COVID-19.
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