Editorial, El Deber: What six months of pandemic leave in Bolivia Six months after the arrival of the coronavirus in Bolivia, it is time to take stock that allows us to become aware of the footprint that this pandemic has left among Bolivians. Such a hard blow reveals the weaknesses not only of the health…
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¿Desidia legislativa o corrupción? – Legislative neglect or corruption?
Editorial, El Diario: Foreign loans without legislative approval A lot of time goes by in which the Legislature stops foreign credits only due to the decision of a parliamentary majority composed of masista members willing to boycott all government action with a view to the purchase of equipment, implements, supplies and medicines to combat the…
As Politicians Clashed, Bolivia’s Pandemic Death Rate Soared
Bolivia was mired in political turmoil when the pandemic hit. The response was chaotic. And the surge in deaths that followed was among the worst in the world, according to an analysis by The New York Times. By María Silvia Trigo, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Allison McCann Leer en español TARIJA, Bolivia — So many people were dying that the…
Bolivia’s coronavirus cases surpass 100,000, with authorities predicting September peak
Danny Ramos, Reuters: Bolivia surpassed 100,000 coronavirus cases on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Health reported, predicting that the virus would reach its peak there in September. Bolivia’s confirmed coronavirus infections reached 100,344, the ministry said, and there have been 4,058 deaths since the virus first emerged in the country in early March. “Cases are climbing steadily,…
Undemocratic – evo/MAS – Antidemocrático
Editorial, Pagina Siete: The MAS, Evo and the mobilizations The country is mired in a pandemic that reaches, especially in the seat of Government and some western cities, its highest peak. And yet, the priority now is the political situation, exacerbated to the maximum because power groups linked to the MAS maintain an incomprehensible roadblock,…
Infants’ lives ‘hang by a thread’ as Bolivia’s political crisis, coronavirus hit hospitals
By Associated Press for Los Angeles Times: LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hooked up to ventilators, 11 prematurely born infants struggled for survival Thursday in the intensive care ward of a Bolivian maternity hospital. The infants’ supply of oxygen was in peril, doctors said, because of nationwide blockades by supporters of the party of former President Evo Morales…
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