Venezuela Needs Help to Combat COVID-19, by Moises Rendon and Claudia Fernandez

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, the greatest impact of the pandemic will likely come in countries with poor healthcare infrastructure, such as Venezuela. The virus is exposing shortcomings in the country’s health, water, electrical, and economic systems, which were already under immense pressure due to Venezuela’s ongoing crisis. The effects of the virus are compounded by falling oil prices, which are further deteriorating the country’s crumbling oil industry and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis. All of this is happening at a critical juncture in Venezuelan politics. Though Interim President Juan Guaidó recently returned from a successful international tour, internal momentum will undoubtedly be halted amid calls for social distancing.

While Venezuelans brace themselves for the pandemic, the international community must stay engaged. Without swift, coordinated, and apolitical international assistance, the consequences of the virus can be catastrophic.....

EN: https://www.csis.org/analysis/venezuela-needs-help-combat-covid-19