Posted on 03/14/2020 5:03:50 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela confirmed its first two cases of the coronavirus Friday, deepening anxiety in a crisis-stricken nation where many hospitals lack basics such as water and soap and struggle to treat even basic ailments.
The announcement prompted President Iván Duque of neighboring Colombia to order his nation’s border with Venezuela closed as a coronavirus containment measure.
“God help us,” hospital patient Carlos Chacón said after hearing the news that the pandemic had arrived in his native Venezuela.
“My mom is old and sick. So is my father,” said Chacón, a 48-year-old electrician who was first hospitalized four months ago with two broken legs from a motorcycle accident. “Here I am in this condition, stuck in this hospital bed.”
Earlier Friday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez delivered the news that Venezuelans feared was coming: A 52-year-old man who had recently traveled from Spain and a 41-year-old woman who had returned from a trip through the U.S., Italy and Spain had been diagnosed with the virus.
Schools across Venezuela immediately closed, a day after President Nicolás Maduro suspended flights with Europe and Colombia in an attempt to ward off the illness.
Juan Guaidó also called off upcoming street demonstrations, taking away one of the U.S-backed opposition leader’s tools in his year-long battle to oust Maduro.
Health experts say Venezuela’s population is particularly the region’s most vulnerable and worry the virus could easily spread in a nation paralyzed by a political and economic crisis.
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Uh-oh. They’re in trouble, for obvious reasons.
Its the eve of autumn in South America... ka ching!
Their coming to america..today!
They’re coming to america..today!
Do they have toilet paper? We are already out, as if Bernie Sanders had already been elected.
I was wondering yesterday how Venezuela was going to do now with oil in the $30s.
Somebody wake up Bernie and tell him to watch what happens next.
It wouldn’t matter if oil was at $100/barrel. They don’t have the people with the training or experience to get it out of the ground.
Ain’t nationalised production grand!
It would be nice if the current circumstances finally force a tipping point that gets rid of that hack Maduro.
It would be a Godsend to the people of Venezuela. The only problem is they would replace him with another flavor of socialist.
But yes, Maduro HAS to go.
If he catches it, its gonna be nasty. Dictators have problems with enemies they can’t handle.
Let the hysteria continue!
We’re all gonna DIEEEEEE!!!!!
Wake me up when they start machine-gunning down zombies.
At least there won’t be a run on TP, because Venezuela’s stores have already been empty for years.
“Do they have toilet paper? We are already out...”
Just saw a 24 pack of rolls on eBay with a reserve. /s
Mexico is supposedly worried about Wuhan Virus coming down from the US. They need to be more worried about it coming from the South. We need to worry about it coming from Mexico. I do hope declaring a National Emergency gives Trump the ability to take some of that $50 billion and put it towards the wall.
This is why we need the 2nd amendment. We need to be able to defend ourselves when anarchy is the norm.
Paranoia and complete dependence on the government when the government cannot rescue you. The government will never be able to save you and the other 300 million Americans. The only people whom you can trust to protect you and your family are you and your family.
Cuba’s great healthcare system is under capacity. They can handle the excess cases. Just ask Bernie.
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