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Paraguay's president faces mass protests and calls for impeachment as cases rise
maría magdalena arréllaga
Mar 11, 2021
President Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay faced calls for his resignation and large street protests over the weekend as residents decried the dismal state of the public health system, under strain amid a record number of coronavirus infections.
Paraguay’s president faces mass protests and calls for impeachment as cases rise.
The country, one of South America’s poorest, has received just a few thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The health minister had already resigned after doctors in full critical care units ran out of basic drugs.
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