El Salvador Gangs Coronavirus
The covid 19 pandemic in el salvador is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2the virus was confirmed to have reached el salvador on 18 march 2020.

El salvador gangs coronavirus. In el salvador gangs are enforcing the coronavirus lockdown with baseball bats soldiers patrolling the streets of san salvador in 2017. Footage provided by el salvadors presidency show inmates at the izalco prison lining up in tight lines during a security operation during the coronavirus pandemic northwest of san salvador. San salvador el salvadorel. El salvador gangs long known for terrorizing the countrys residents through violence and intimidation have turned to enforcing the governments coronavirus lockdown order with threats and.
A spike in gang violence in el salvador amid the coronavirus pandemic spurred the countrys president on sunday to authorize the use by lethal force as prison officials packed rival gang. As of that date el salvador had arrested a total of 2424. El salvador president nayib bukele on sunday authorized the use of lethal force by police and military against gang members to crack down on heightened violence amid the coronavirus pandemic. As of 23 june 2020 el salvador reported 5150 cases 119 deaths and 2924 recoveries.
Decline was not a gang truce or a new police strategy but a weeks long national quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Murderous street gangs in el salvador home to the notorious transnational criminal organization tco mara salvatrucha ms 13 are reportedly using threats of violence to enforce compliance with the countrys lockdown measures like social distancing implemented to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.


















































































