Venezuela’s Military Takes Over Fuel Pumps as Shortages Increase

• Venezuela’s military seized control of gasoline pumps in at least three states, as the coronavirus outbreak deepens fuel shortages and further isolates the country from the rest of the world.
• In Zulia, Carabobo and Guarico, states in the northern part of the country, soldiers displaced PDVSA personnel and private managers at gas stations.
• The takeover comes as President Nicolas Maduro ordered the entire country to enter quarantine as the number of coronavirus cases doubled to 33 early this week. The country’s armed forces are heading the effort and enforcing strict controls at state borders and on the capital’s streets.

  (Source: Bloomberg)