In clash with riot police, Hondurans block burial of coronavirus victim

Residents block a road as they protest against the burial of a person suspected of having died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a local cemetery in Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Residents of an impoverished part of the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, clashed with riot police on Thursday after blocking the burial of a person suspected of having died from the novel coronavirus, according to a Reuters witness.

The Central American country has so far reported 1,461 coronavirus cases, many of them in the capital, and 99 deaths. Residents said their neighbourhood lacked adequate sanitation for such burials.