Chavismo takes full political advantage of the Coronavirus crisis; Aid comes from China, but there are no guarantees it’ll do any good; While the rest of the world guarantees public services and exempts taxes, the regime pushes harder.
Incoherent data, insufficient measures and comparisons of themselves with other countries have been features of the regime’s actions in this exceptional challenge.
The regime turns to the IMF even though it was always unlikely that a credit would be approved; More vulnerability for Venezuelans in this debacle that proves it’s impossible to isolate us from an inevitable global reality.
The regime didn’t mention this in its press conference; the situation was politicized and they assured us this would all be efficiently controlled, which we know is impossible. Taking care of ourselves is in our hands.
The arrival of coronavirus to our country, amid the terrible crisis we’re going through, with no institutions capable of action or respected by citizens, is an unprecedented challenge for Venezuelans.
New coronavirus cases are confirmed in Venezuela and the whole nation goes from "business as usual" to full-on quarantine in hours; Two journalists are arrested for the video of alleged new infections; The military comes in to help enforce the regime's measures.
Despite failing in applying a permanent emergency state, and militarizing the society, the regime focused on both strategies for controlling the spread of the disease in the country.
The regime announced impossible measures in order to tackle the pandemic in the country. However, we also have people like María Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo, winner of the Future for Nature 2020 award.
The term refers to the global expansion of the disease, not its seriousness or lethality. It’s strange that Venezuela hasn’t reported any cases, amid horrible health and humanitarian crises.
The high commissioner’s report confirms the human rights situation in Venezuela hasn’t improved; the same day, the opposition’s peaceful march is repressed.
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