Between 700 and 900 people flee Venezuela daily despite the closure of the South American country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data published Thursday by the Organization of American States (OAS). The Venezuelan exodus through irregular routes decreased with the restrictions on mobility imposed to avoid contagion, but it was not interrupted, said David Smolansky, who coordinates the OAS Working Group for the Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in the Region. By Alina Dieste. Full Text -> TheTicoTimes
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