The death toll increased to at least 51 people after a
policeman, Jorge Escandon, died after being injured in Carabobo state and three
people died in protests in Barinas, the prosecutor's office said on Monday. Hundreds
of people also have been injured and more than 2,600 arrested, with about 1,000
still jailed, according to rights groups.On Monday, opposition supporters and doctors in white robes
tried to march to the Health Ministry in Caracas to demand access to proper
treatment amid major shortages of medicines ranging from painkillers to
chemotherapy drugs. "Today, I'm not here as a lawmaker, I'm here marching
for my sister who has a cerebral tumor, a tumor that is growing again and
producing paralysis, a tumor for which Venezuela used to receive medicine and
the injections for this not to happen," said opposition lawmaker Miguel
Pizarro. More…
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