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Saturday 2 May 2020

News > Panama Protests Mount in Panama Over Hunger Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Hunger protests in Panama are increasing as despair grips people who do not have access to food distributed by the government, local media reported Wednesday.
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The stay at home measures imposed by Panama's government to curb the spread of the coronavirus has led to layoffs in the Central American country plunging thousands of people into dire economic straits while street vendors and informal workers struggle to survive.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the leftist Communal Movement "Federico Britton,"  has been repeatedly questioning the lack of aid provided to some sectors and communities. In various areas of the capital, Panama City, vulnerable people and families are being neglected.

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