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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) - A mayor in central Venezuela has begun placing red warning symbols on the homes of people with COVID-19 and also threatened to cut welfare handouts for those breaking quarantine.
People walk behind a yellow tape reading Danger do not pass blocking a street to prevent people from going to a nearby market, amid a spike in infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has led the government to extend lockdown measures, in Caracas, Venezuela April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
“We are protecting our people,” said Luis Duque, the mayor of Sucre municipality in Yaracuy state, pointing to a white paper sign on a home with a red circle and line drawn through.
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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela, April 7 (Reuters) - A mayor in central Venezuela has begun placing red warning symbols on the homes of people with COVID-19 and also threatened to cut welfare handouts for those breaking quarantine, prompting the country’s chief prosecutor to open an investigation.
“We are protecting our people,” said Luis Duque, the mayor of Sucre municipality in Yaracuy state, pointing to a white paper sign on a home with a red circle and line drawn through.
“This indicates that there is a Covid case or a suspected Covid case, so the people are alert,” he added in a video posted this week to his Instagram account.
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By Keren Torres
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela, April 7 (Reuters) - A mayor in central Venezuela has begun placing red warning symbols on the homes of people with COVID-19 and also threatened to cut welfare handouts for those breaking quarantine. We are protecting our people, said Luis Duque, the mayor of Sucre municipality in Yaracuy state, pointing to a white paper sign on a home with a red circle and line drawn through. This indicates that there is a Covid case or a suspected Covid case, so the people are alert, he added in a video posted this week to his Instagram account.