This is exactly what we are experiencing here, but so far, it 's been accepted. There have been shortages off and on from various different manufacturers since the pandemic was announced; pork, beef, chicken, pasta, pasta sauce, toilet paper, paper towels, Clorox wipes, etc., and prices are through the roof.
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising pricesPlainclothes police detain an anti-government protester during a protest in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the new coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Many young people took part in the afternoon protest in the capital, which disrupted traffic until police moved in after several hours and broke up the march when a few protesters threw rocks.
Police initially trailed behind as protesters chanted “Freedom,” “Enough” and “Unite.” One motorcyclist pulled out a U.S. flag, but it was snatched from him by others.
“We are fed up with the queues, the shortages. That’s why I’m here,” one middle-age protester told The Associated Press. He declined to identify himself for fear of being arrested later.............
https://apnews.com/article/business-health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-havana-477ff35a2e0a2809ee67c89070a56e41