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COVID-19 continues to rise in Honduras amid PCR test delays

Tegucigalpa, Aug 6 (EFE) .- The COVID-19 epidemic in Honduras continues to escalate as PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are delayed, laboratories experience equipment shortages and medical personnel from at least one public hospital stopped work when they were owed two months' salary.According to medical sources, between 2,000 and 3,000 PCR tests are needed each day for greater clarity about the spread of the pandemic, but that count has not been possible in a country where COVID-19 exposed an old problem, its deficient health system. (Camera: URIEL GUDIEL)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF THE OUTSIDE OF SONIA DUBON'S RESTAURANT AND NOW FRUIT SHOP AND B-ROLL OF TEGUCIGALPA AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. SOUNDBITES: SONIA DUBON (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION:"The economy has dropped and debts have increased; so, because of that, we improvised, we decided then to sell fruits and vegetables, and thank God it is working, I think that now it is what is being sold the most,"