“At the beginning, workers didn’t take the necessary precautions,” said Claudia Pérez Ocampo, the manager of one stall. “A lot of tomato men.”Mauro Mateo, Martín's brother, assembles boxes at his family’s tomato stall. (Jane Hahn for the Washington Post)‘We were left defenseless’After announcing the outbreak at the Central de Abasto, the management and city officials swung into action. (Jane Hahn for the Washington Post)The government had launched a major publicity campaign about the coronavirus, with nightly news conferences. (Jane Hahn for the Washington Post)‘No one believed what the government said’No one knows how many market workers have died.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2020 19:56 UTC