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The world’s least-restricted country has a bad case of Covid denialism – and its scepticism comes from the top

18 mayo, 2021 “Fear always exists. There is always fear of divulging any information… there is always the feeling that speaking is a sin,” says a health worker from a public hospital in Nicaragua, who agreed to talk to CONFIDENCIAL about the real situation of the coronavirus pandemic, with the condition of omitting his real identity for fear of reprisals. He is not the only one who is afraid. In Nicaragua, fear is the common denominator in public health units, where doctors have no voice because those who have spoken out have been fired. It is the same fear that exists in various areas ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government insists the country has low numbers of cases and deaths from the pandemic. A grassroots group is working to reveal the true impact is far worse.

A man walks by a mobile health clinic displaying a picture of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (right) and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, in Managua on April 14, 2020. The government claims to be successfully combating the pandemic but health workers and critics say the toll is likely higher. Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images A man walks by a mobile health clinic displaying a picture of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (right) and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo,...

Nicaragua inaction on virus raises fears of regional spread By GABRIELA SELSERApril 9, 2020 GMT MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — International health officials are warning that the Nicaraguan government’s perplexing weekslong refusal to take measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus is heightening the risk of an epidemic in Central America even as neighboring countries take tough action. President Daniel Ortega’s government urged Nicaraguans to party during Carnival celebrations, and it has said they should keep attending sports events and cultural festivals, and pack the country�...