Videos and Images: This is Caracas After 2 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases Confirmed – Price Hikes
Following the vice presidential announcement confirming two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela, people on the streets of Caracas are beginning to wear face masks and in a tireless search for alcohol and antibacterials.
Likewise, speculation in the sales centers is immediate, as the reporter team of LaIguana.TV shows, the prices of the aforementioned products cost up to four times what they used to cost before the announcements.
🎥 Después de que se declarara la emergencia nacional por el coronavirus en Venezuela, los ciudadanos han corrido a los supermercados para abastecerse
👉🌐 https://t.co/bqe2xRhiX0#⃣ #COVID_19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusEnVzla pic.twitter.com/VXdix1MSZ0
— Sputnik Mundo (@SputnikMundo) March 14, 2020
Also on twitter, the tag “#LADRONES” (thieves) became a trending topic with several claims of excesive prices for alcohol, antibacterial gel and masks that will be mandatory in Venezuela while using public transport starting tomorrow, Saturday March 14.
Cuando veo el atraco en Farmatodo, me viene a la mente el viejo Guillermo Zuloaga, cuando dijo "puede ser que especulemos pero damos empleo".
Son unos ladrones! pic.twitter.com/WZEIoZg4FA
— Michel Caballero Palma (@MichelCaballero) March 13, 2020
One user posted a receipt where it’s shown that he was charged almost US$ 30 for a mask. The marked price was Bs. 2,224,000 and the exchange rate today was Bs. 80,000 per US dollar.
El gobierno pide no al bachaqueo del tapa boca, y estad empresa quien las reprime por ladrones? pic.twitter.com/YO9Gnlbxjx
— @javier (@javier49109454) March 14, 2020
The median hike in prices is between 5x and 10x on items like alcohol, masks, antibacterial gel, among others.
https://twitter.com/elsalsero341/status/1238630287908708352
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En varios centros comerciales de Caracas, comienzan a utilizar mascarillas debido a la emergencia sanitaria de prevención decretada en el país por la amenaza del Coronavirus (#Covid_19)
Las actividades de este tipo siguen desarrollándose con tranquilidad hasta el momento. #13Mar pic.twitter.com/e9M2funy7c
— ✽ Orlenys Ortiz 🍁🍃 (@OrlenysOV) March 13, 2020
President Maduro announces controls
The Head of State demanded the Vice President of Economy, Tareck El Aissami, to guarantee actions on these cases.
Since the early hours of this March 13, users and various media have reported through social networks, a notorious shortage and price gauging on antibacterial gel, face masks and alcohol in commercial establishments and pharmacies.
In parallel the government launched a campaign on TV and social media to educate Venezuelans on how to make face masks and antibacterial gel at home.
https://twitter.com/lubrio/status/1238615227094228992
The Novel coronavirus pandemic has ignited these price hikes and scarcity phenomena all over the world but in the case of Venezuela, state protection is much needed due to the impact of US sanctions and the economic crisis affecting the majority of the population.
Featured image: Farmatodo and Locatel are the biggest pharmacy chains in Venezuela. The image was posted today by Farmatodo and reads: “We take care of ourselves to take care of you”. The tweet with the image created an avalanche of replies by angry Venezuelans.
Source URL: La IguanaTV with OT content
Translated and edited by JRE/EF
