The country, one of South America’s poorest, has received just a few thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine. On Friday, the health minister resigned as doctors in full critical care units ran out of basic drugs.
Category: Asuncion (Paraguay)
Anger at Coronavirus Response Boils Over in Paraguay
The police in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción, fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Friday to disperse crowds protesting record numbers of coronavirus cases and the country’s troubled health care system.
Protesters and Police Clash in Paraguay Amid Anger Over Pandemic Response
Security forces used rubber bullets and tear gas against demonstrators in the capital as fury rose over the government’s handling of the health crisis.