Coronavirus is crippling the U.S. economy. But what about Puerto Rico, where the economy has been in a decades-long recession and where towns are still rebuilding from Hurricane Maria?
“In a poor jurisdiction like Puerto Rico, the economic repercussions are even more devastating than in other places because the state does not have the capacity to stimulate,” said Michael Soto-Class, president of the Center for a New Economy, a nonpartisan think tank in San Juan. “The fact that we’ve been in economic contraction for the last 12 years and with all these other problems that we’ve had makes it just that more difficult for us.
people has struggled to ramp up testing and isolate people who may have had contact with somebody who tested positive of COVID-19. Twelve people have died and 316 have tested positive,Puerto Rico has had a longstanding shortage of doctors and nurses. Victor Ramos, president of the Puerto Rico Surgeons and Physicians Association, said the island has seen an exodus of medical professionals who moved to the United States for better opportunities.
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