Barbados residents line up for supplies ahead of curfew as COVID-19 cases rise to 51

Record ID: 1467645

  • Title: Barbados residents line up for supplies ahead of curfew as COVID-19 cases rise to 51
  • Date: 4th April 2020
  • Summary: CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS (APRIL 3, 2020) (REUTERS) RESIDENTS LINED UP OUTSIDE SUPERMARKET MORE OF RESIDENTS LINED UP ON A SIDEWALK (SHOT FROM MOVING VEHICLE) ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS (APRIL 3, 2020) (REUTERS) LONG LINE OF RESIDENTS LINED UP ON THE SIDEWALK WAITING TO ENTER A STORE (SHOT FROM MOVING VEHICLE) ST. GEORGE, BARBADOS (APRIL 3, 2020) (REUTERS) LONG LINE OF RESIDENTS LINED UP ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE A SUPERMARKET (SHOT FROM MOVING VEHICLE)
  • Embargoed: 18th April 2020 11:30
  • Keywords: Barbados COVID-19 coronavirus curfew pandemic
  • Location: ST. MICHAEL, ST. GEORGE AND CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS
  • City: ST. MICHAEL, ST. GEORGE AND CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS
  • Country: Barbados
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA001C82RZ2F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Long lines formed outside grocery stores and supermarkets across Barbados where the number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 51 from 46 a day earlier.
    The government imposed a 24-hour curfew that went into effect on Friday night (April 3), prompting residents of the Caribbean nation to rush to supermarkets before they shuttered their doors to the public.
    The shutdown is expected to end on April 14.
    Barbados' first case of COVID-19 was recorded on March 16.
    (Production: Nigel Browne, Pavithra George)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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