Masks aside, for many Haitians the main question remains: Die of hunger today or coronavirus tomorrow?
On the hilltops east of Port-au-Prince, in the Petionville suburb, merchants took a stand for the latter option, protesting in the streets against a rule limiting their commercial activities to three days a week — a town hall directive mainly issued in vain.
Inflation has accelerated since March, and the sharp rise in prices linked to the coronavirus pandemic will only worsen a recession which began about 1.5 years ago. The estimate projected that starting in March nearly three million Haitians would be facing “severe food insecurity,” a UN classification just below famine.
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