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El Salvador: Prosecutor's Office Requests COVID Control Plan

  • Families beg for food on the road to Sonsonate, in the municipality of Colon, El Salvador. July 2020

    Families beg for food on the road to Sonsonate, in the municipality of Colon, El Salvador. July 2020 | Photo: Twitter/ @paulosupernova

Published 14 July 2020
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Tobar requested a 10-point plan that also guarantees Salvadoran people's rights to life and health, as well as health workers’ employment rights.

El Salvador’s Human Rights Prosecutor Jose Apolonio Tobar Tuesday requested that President Nayib Bukele and Health Ministry conceive an integral COVID-19 management strategy.

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"Right now, the country needs all of us to come together and add up. The population is waiting for a COVID-19 crisis management legislation," Tobar said.

The Salvadorean Congress and Supreme Court Constitutional Chamber banned two presidential decrees, alleging unconstitutionality in their content. Given the situation, there is no legal pandemic control in El Salvador.

Tobar requested a 10-point plan that also guarantees Salvadoran people's rights to life and health, as well as health workers’ employment rights.

"People who are mildly affected can be treated in another hospital, without being affected, we know that not many people are being received in the new hospital, let's hope that phase two is completed," Tobar added. 

In late June, President Nayib Bukele inaugurated the first facility of El Salvador Hospital, a healthcare installation for patients with respiratory issues.

As of Tuesday, El Salvador health authorities reported 10,303 COVID-19 cases, 278 deaths, and 5,919 recoveries from the virus.

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