Chileans rediscover community kitchens as coronavirus, and hunger, bite

A family share food rations deliver from a so called 'Olla comun', a communal cook-up to provide plates of hot food to those with dwindling incomes or nothing at all at Villa Francia area, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Santiago, Chile May 20, 2020. Picture taken May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Poor neighbourhoods in the Chilean capital Santiago have seen a resurgence in the use of community kitchens once prevalent in the darkest days of dictatorship, as coronavirus shutdowns put pressure on jobs and send thousands into poverty.

With winter approaching and temperatures chilling, canteen-style operations provide plates of hot food to those with dwindling incomes or nothing at all.