For Venezuelans, a key obstacle for handwashing during pandemic - no running water


A child helps a man to fill plastic containers with water from an unknown source in the low-income neighbourhood of Petare amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Caracas, Venezuela June 3, 2020. Picture taken June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero

CARACAS (Reuters) - After going two months without running water at her home on the outskirts of Venezuela's capital Caracas, Mara Loyo stores it whenever it becomes available, in pots, pans, and even tablespoons.

Venezuelans have long suffered deteriorating public services amid a six-year economic collapse. Now, shortages of running water throughout the crisis-stricken South American country are worsening even as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic heightens the importance of hygiene.

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