ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「A ruined economy and a broken health care system have left President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela unable to fight the pandemic as other world leaders have. Instead, he’s detained thousands of citizens in an attempt to halt the spread. Venezuelan officials are denouncing people who may have come into contact with the coronavirus as “bioterrorists” and urging their neighbors to report them. The government is detaining and intimidating doctors and experts who question the president’s policies on the virus. In makeshift containment centers — commandeered hotels, disused schools and bus stations — Venezuelans returning home from other countries in Latin America are being forced into crowded rooms with limited food, water or masks. And they are being held under military guard for weeks or months for coronavirus tests or treatment with unproven medications. “This is the only country in the world where having Covid is a crime,” said Sergio Hidalgo, a Venezuelan opposition activist who said he had come down with symptoms of the disease, only to find police officers at his door and government officials accusing him of infecting the community. In his 7 years in power, Maduro has overseen the collapse of Venezuela’s health care system, the destruction of the national economy and a marked increase in the country’s international isolation. With dwindling resources to prepare the nation’s broken hospitals or help its already impoverished population survive the crisis, Maduro has turned to bare-bones detention facilities, repression and coercion to try to stop the virus from overwhelming the country, political analysts said. Tap the link in our bio to read more. Photos by @estascalles.」8月20日 6時01分