Poor residents of Colombia's capital protest lack of aid during quarantine


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  • Friday, 17 Apr 2020

A man wearing a face mask waves a Colombian flag during a protest demanding government food aid for the poor, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Residents in poor parts of Bogota, the Colombian capital, blocked roads on Thursday to demand authorities make good on promises of aid so they can survive a national quarantine designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The quarantine, now in its fourth week, is set to last until April 27.

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