Panama protest over lifting of quarantine

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Trade unions took to the streets of Panama City on Tuesday in protest at the government’s decision to reopen the country’s economy, claiming it will lead to a spike in infections and deaths from the coronavirus.

“We all know that the number is going to skyrocket, both in terms of infections and deaths,” said Saul Mendez, secretary-general of the country’s largest union Suntracs.

“It’s like throwing everything the people have suffered into the trash,” Mendez told AFP.

Panama, the Central American country worst-hit by the virus with 13,000 infections and nearly 350 deaths, reopened the construction industry on Monday, as well as some mining operations, closed for months as part of a nationwide shutdown.

Trade unions took to the streets of Panama City on Tuesday in protest at the government’s decision to reopen the country’s economy, claiming it will lead to a spike in infections and deaths from the coronavirus.

“We all know that the number is going to skyrocket, both in terms of infections and deaths,” said Saul Mendez, secretary-general of the country’s largest union Suntracs.

“It’s like throwing everything the people have suffered into the trash,” Mendez told AFP.

Panama, the Central American country worst-hit by the virus with 13,000 infections and nearly 350 deaths, reopened the construction industry on Monday, as well as some mining operations, closed for months as part of a nationwide shutdown. (AFP)

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