El Salvador Congress backs emergency measures to stop coronavirus
Comandos de Salvamento paramedics watch El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on television as he announces measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
El Salvador's Congress on Saturday approved a series of emergency measures sought by President Nayib Bukele to prevent the spread of coronavirus into the Central American country and to off the risk of a public health crisis.
The measures include restrictions on entry to and exit from El Salvador, as well as curbs on public gatherings. El Salvador has so far not reported any cases of coronavirus.
A Comandos de Salvamento paramedic watches El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on television as he announces measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
(Reporting by Nelson Renteria; Editing by Dave Graham)
A family dines at Fulano's Cafe after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele ordered all bars and nightclubs to be closed and gatherings restricted to no more than 75 people for 14 days throughout the country as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jose CabezasPeople play pool at La Dalia pool saloon and restaurant after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele ordered all bars and nightclubs to be closed and gatherings restricted to no more than 75 people for 14 days throughout the country as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jose CabezasEmpty tables are pictured at La Dalia pool saloon and restaurant after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele ordered all bars and nightclubs to be closed and gatherings restricted to no more than 75 people for 14 days throughout the country as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jose CabezasEmpty seats are seen at Fulano's Cafe after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele ordered all bars and nightclubs to be closed and gatherings restricted to no more than 75 people for 14 days throughout the country as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Salvador, El Salvador March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
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