Managua, Nicaragua.
The Vice President of Nicaraguaa, Rosario Murillo, Demanded on Tuesday “to capitalism compensation in the form of a vaccine” against the covid-19 for “all the wealth” that, he said, has “snatched” nations like the Nicaraguan.
“Countries that have been impoverished by this same greed have the right to demand compensation in the form of a vaccine for all the wealth they have snatched from us in the countries that capitalism, savage capitalism, has impoverished to protect us from an evil that it affects the whole world, “said Murillo, the president ‘s wife Daniel Ortega, Through official means.
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The first lady did not mention the recipients of her claims, nor the sums of wealth that they have allegedly snatched from countries such as Nicaragua.
Murillo has indicated that the “world that calls for solidarity cooperation for all, the issue of vaccines, so much that has been addressed, so much that is said, so much that it is about doing, but the greed of savage capitalism closes so many doors “.
According to data released by Government of NicaraguaTo date, the country, with a population of 6.5 million, has guaranteed more than 1.4 million doses of vaccines against covid-19.
Some 430,000 doses have been given by the mechanism Covax from World Health Organization (WHO), 431,620 for a contribution of Spain, At least 300,000 for Russia, and 335,000 for India.
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Nicaragua received $ 353,500,000 from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with the economic impact generated by the covid-19 pandemic and to strengthen its international reserves, according to the Central Bank.
Nicaragua has accumulated 10,970 infections and 199 deaths from covid-19 since March 2020, according to the Ministries of Health.
The official data maintain the contrast with those of the independent Citizen Observatory Covid-19, A network of doctors and volunteers monitoring the pandemic, which reports 3,905 deaths from pneumonia and other covid-19-related symptoms, as well as 21,290 suspected cases of infection, data that are not recognized by authorities.