BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — A mayor in central Venezuela has begun placing red warning symbols on the homes of people with COVID-19 and also threatened to cut welfare handouts for those breaking quarantine.
“We are protecting our people,” said Luis Duque, the mayor of Sucre municipality in Yaracuy state, pointing to a white paper sign on a home with a red circle and line drawn through.
“This indicates that there is a Covid case or a suspected Covid case, so the people are alert,” he added in a video posted this week to his Instagram account.
Telling local radio that radical measures were needed as Venezuela tackled a second wave of the coronavirus, Duque said benefits includ…
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