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July 27, 2020

Protesters in Puerto Rico Call for Halt to Tourism to Curb Mounting Coronavirus Cases
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In Puerto Rico, a protest caravan on Saturday called for San Juan's
International Airport to shut down all nonessential travel, as tourists
continue to vacation on the island despite rising COVID-19 cases and are
often seen not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. This is
Ricardo Santos of the Socialist Workers Movement, which organized the
protest.

Ricardo Santos: "We're not backing down. We're going to continue this
caravan and this struggle, because this is a life-or-death situation,
and this governor has not been addressing this issue. So, as we've done
in the past, the people are going to take matters into their own hands."



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