Why Colombia s deadly riots are a warning sign for a continent smashed by Covid
Poverty is surging as Latin America is hit by another punishing wave of Covid-19
Demonstrators clashed with riot police during ten days of violent protests
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25-year-old nurse Maria Elena Ramírez says her country is in pain.
“All we can do is scream and hope they hear us,” she told The Telegraph as she marched with thousands of others in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, last Wednesday.
As a health worker, Ms Ramírez kept her job during the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, but her husband, a security guard, was sacked when he became ill with Covid-19 last November. They ended up losing their home as a result.