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My 25yo daughter lives in #Guatemala and the govt response to #COVID19Pandemic is really impressive. At the very first sign of cases, they shut down all non-essential services. EVERYONE is stay at home. Full quarantine from 4p - 4a. /thread
A federal fund has been set up to help the needy. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/29/world/americas/29reuters-health-coronavirus-guatemala-int.html
and the public service campaigns are super creative (though possibly trademark infringing). Translation: "stay at home to avoid living on the death star"
Translation: stay home and we can take coronavirus out of the game
other parts of the campaign are more serious - but still creative (translation:- available; tranquil neighborhood, with flowers all year. you decide)
Meanwhile, the US is departed infected refugees back to Guatemala to an uncertain fate https://www.wsj.com/articles/guatemala-asks-u-s-to-halt-deportations-of-guatemalans-to-prevent-spreading-coronavirus-11585694116
Before you all @-me, I'm keenly aware of the multitude of issues in Guatemala, much of it stemming from the top. But some good lessons about their approach to containment. Thanks for sharing, @elizabethsfrank
one more PSA for the road: (Translation: Stay home and finish the series 'End of the Coronavirus')
