Retired nurse Feridia Rojas, 82, wears cardboard shaped into a house to protect herself from the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2020. "I am at home. And you?" Picture taken on June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
HAVANA (Reuters) - Ever since the novel coronavirus reached Cuba, a tall cardboard box with arms and legs can be seen tottering around a Havana suburb, popping into the bakery or butchers, or browsing the newspaper stand.
This is Feridia Rojas, 82, who decided to build and wear mobile housing to shield herself from the virus that is particularly deadly to seniors in a country where personal protective equipment is not sold at stores.
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