Nicaragua: Doctors say country has five times more COVID-19 cases than original tally

government of Nicaragua may be underreporting coronavirus cases as a new report by an independent network suggest that country has five times more infections than being reported by authorities. Nicaraguan Citizens’ Covid-19 Observatory, a network that has health care workers as its members in its latest report said that re are a total of 5,027 affected people in Nicaragua: 1,118 government reported cases and 3,909 suspected cases by Observatory. 

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network's weekly report from May 28 to June 3 suggests that Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, and León are regions with most cases in Nicaragua. Most of suspicious cases in country come from 112 municipalities. If Nicaraguan government's data is to be believed, country has lost 46 lives to date. However, Observatory suggests that country has lost 1,114 people from COVID-19 like symptoms, and among those 48 deaths of health personnel. 

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Nicaragua is one of few countries that did not impose a lockdown amid pandemic. government argues that 40 per cent of population lives in rural areas, while 80 percent of urban population are self-employed. Local media last month reported that Nicaragua h 199 COVID-19 recovered patients by mid-May, but health ministry in its report on May 12 h only 25 cases in entire country.

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No social distancing

Nicaragua never imposed social distancing norms and did not ban large garings, sporting events in country still continuing as usual with los of spectators in close proximity. Recently, a boxing tournament took place in country where people were offered free tickets to come and watch. fights were brocasted by Nicaragua's state-owned channel - Canal 6 in association with ESPN. 

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