Catholic faithfuls pray and greet the priest who is weaIing a mask while carrying the monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory) around town, guest Due to the ongoing Corona virus (COVID19) pandemic quarantine the Catholic Church will not be able to hold their traditional Holy Week (Easter) processions.
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People waiting for a public transportation bus, this bus stop is usually very busy with people waiting during rush hour but not the case due to the COVID-19 quarantine. President Nayib Bukele has declared national emergency, announcing a quarantine due to the Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic asking people to stay home and only go out if necessary to prevent being infracted by the virus.
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A person feeds the pigeons at Plaza Gerardo Barrios (square) during the COVID pandemic quarantine in the historic downtown San Salvador.
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Kids have soccer practice at the community soccer filed in the Jacarandas Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood, which is being instructed by a member of the Salvadoran Red Cross, this community is surrounded by gangs and this facility as well as the soccer practice is part of aid programs sponsored by the Swiss Red Cross.
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Emptied streets of the historic downtown in the capital city of San Salvador as the government has restricted the access to prevent the spread of the COVID19 virus.
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Women make line and practice social distancing in order to enter the marketplace to do their grocery shopping. On this day only women can go out and shop, this is one of the measures the municipal government has implemented in order to prevent the spread of the COVID19 (Corona virus).
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The child on the right wearing a Nayib Bukele presidential campaign shirt holds a makeshift with flag on the side of the highway signaling for the need of food aid. Since the country’s lockdown many families have not been able to work or laid off from their jobs. Thousands of Salvadorans are using the white flag as a sign of hunger and the need of food assistance.
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Dino says goodbye by touching elbows with Jorge Monroy after finishing delivering food bags to families around the village. Dino Safie is singer who runs a charity called SOLIDARITON which is distributing food to needy families and communities in San Salvador and areas around the country since due to the COVID19 pandemic quarantine thousands of Salvadorans have not been able tower or have been temporarily laid off from their jobs and are using the white flag as a sign of hunger and the need of food assistance.
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Members of the Salvadoran Red Cross delivering potable water to residents at La Meca community which lacks access to water, this is part of the effort to provide water to people during the COVID19 pandemic.
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Julio Alfredo Mendoza 68yrs old, a farmer heads to the area where he is harvesting his crops, he now has to walk 4 hours to get to his destination due to the fact that public transportation has been halted by the president during the COVID19 quarantine.
Investigators study the crime scene of Denis Quintanilla Hernández 32 yrs old, he was shot multiple times, this happened under a quarantine due to the COVID19 pandemic.
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Joel Altamirano spraying a disinfectant to eliminate the COVID19 virus from surfaces, he is a member of the Comandos de Salvamento a Salvadoran a humanitarian institution whose mission is to provide medical and EMT services to people free of cost.
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LIFE IN TIMES OF COVID19 TIMES (EL SALVADOR)
Salvadorans suddenly had to adapt to a very unusual lifestyle due to the COVID19 pandemic crisis, which also brought memories that reminded them of the past during the civil war. The state of emergency, the loss of free movement, unemployment and food shortages have been the hardest things for Salvadoran society, but the militarization, roadblocks and curfew brought back memories of the 12-year civil war, although this time it was because of the dangerous the Corona virus. The use of masks was demanded from the population and everything now takes longer and there is uncertainty about the future. For the time being, citizens are adapting to the new lifestyle.
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