Pandemic – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:08:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Pandemic – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Caracas District Installs Well as Water Shortages Hit Venezuela Amid Pandemic https://onvenezuela.com/caracas-district-installs-well-as-water-shortages-hit-venezuela-amid-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caracas-district-installs-well-as-water-shortages-hit-venezuela-amid-pandemic Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:08:51 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=7604

A district of Venezuela’s capital Caracas on Tuesday installed a new well to supply water to dozens of apartment buildings, as widespread shortages in the crisis-stricken country complicate hand-washing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Water shortages have long affected the municipality of Chacao in eastern Caracas – as well as other areas across the South American country – due to years of underinvestment, lack of maintenance and a shortage of qualified personnel amid an economic collapse that has deprived governments of funds. By Vivian Sequera and Luc Cohen. Full Text -> USNews

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