Interior Minister Arturo Murillo’s warning that the start of ‘flexible quarantine’ in Bolivia should not be mistaken for the end of isolation seems to have fallen on deaf ears, as large numbers of Bolivians returned to work on 1 June, including in municipalities where restrictions are still officially in place, even as deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to rise at an alarming rate. This may prove to be a watershed moment in Bolivia’s response to the pandemic, and while the consequences for public health may not be clear for some time, this development seems already to have sounded the death knell for the argument that elections cannot be held until the pandemic has passed.End of preview - This article contains approximately 705 words.
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