1Doctors, nurses, patients and relatives protested in the streets of Asunción due to the lack of medicines.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
2The Paraguayan president, Mario Abdo Benítez, announced the dismissal of three of his ministers after the protests: that of Education, Eduardo Petta;
the Minister for Women, Nilda Romero and the Chief of the Civil Cabinet, Juan Ernesto Villamayor.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
3Paraguay is vulnerable to a domestic economic slowdown due to measures to contain the covid-19 pandemic, as well as a sharp reduction in economic activity.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
4 The incidents have left one dead and at least 20 injured among civilians and uniformed men, according to authorities.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
5Those deaths from the virus total more than 3,000 and there are more than 175,000 infected.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
6The doctors denounced that there are no drugs for chemotherapies, no sedatives for those intubated in intensive care and much less vaccines against the coronavirus.
Nathalia Aguilar EFE
7A van that takes a person to a hospital passes a demonstration where people were protesting.
Jorge Saenz AP
Paraguay lives a week of protests over the management of the coronavirus pandemic
2021-03-13T01:31:37.094Z
Protesters call for the resignation of President Mario Abdo Benítez 1Doctors, nurses, patients and relatives protested in the streets of Asunción due to the lack of medicines. Nathalia Aguilar EFE 2The Paraguayan president, Mario Abdo Benítez, announced the dismissal of three of his ministers after the protests: that of Education, Eduardo Petta; the Minister for Women, Nilda Romero and the Chief of the Civil Cabinet, Juan Ernesto Villamayor. Nathalia Aguilar EFE
