Bolivian lorry drivers stranded in the middle of the Andes with Covid-19 and snow

Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 20:50 UTC

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Scores of Bolivian lorry drivers and their vehicles were reported Monday to be stranded on the Chilean border at Tambo Quemado after at least 200 of them tested positive for COVID-19. They claim they had departed with negative PCR tests from 72 hours before the beginning of their journeys. The border crossing now is closed and snow is falling. Read full article

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Marti Llazo
“They claim they had departed with negative PCR tests from 72 hours before the beginning of their journeys.” They make a lot of, umm, “claims” in Bolivia. A Bolivian claim is not unlike an “Argentine contract.”
Dec 22nd, 2021 - 12:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
Good thing Chile's neoliberal government is in its throes.
Dec 22nd, 2021 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
@brasilote

More and more of the region is joining the Venezuela anti-success model. Brasil is next.
Dec 22nd, 2021 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
Martin Liazo

If Venezuela's model means moving away from the Evil Empire, I want that model to happen as soon as possible.
Dec 23rd, 2021 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Marti Llazo
@brasilote

Yes, there are many in Letrine America enthusiastic about embracing failure and corruption
Dec 23rd, 2021 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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