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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know how we will eat\Ncan affect how we feel,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that can mean \Npretty booming business
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for food that sells itself as a cure.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about herbal remedies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were already a massive\Ntrend in the wellness world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before we learned about COVID-19,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now they're expected to bring in \Neven more business.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Venezuela, conventional medicine \Nis in short supply,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with no other options,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people are turning to their roots.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SELF CURING
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Dina) What do you have?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have a hernia?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the bellyache bush.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Is it real?\N- Of course.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It contains pepperwort, field horsetail,\Ncrested dog's tail and dandelions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The coronavirus has infected \Nmore than 100,000 people in Venezuela{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and sent the country deeper\Ninto an already dire economic crisis.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}But for Dina Santos, \Nbusiness has never been better.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Dina) Every medication in a drugstore\Ncomes from medicinal plants.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are antibiotics,\Nanesthetics, anti-inflammatories.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything happens for a reason.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately for me, COVID-19 has meant
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,huge growth for my business, thank God.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Venezuela's hospitals,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}which were among the best \Nin Latin America only a few years ago,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}now frequently operate\Nwithout power or running water.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Patients bring gloves and narcotics\Nto their own surgery.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Now, those who stayed\Nare trying to survive a pandemic{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}in a country that offers \Nseven hospital beds{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for every 10,000 people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone calles me\Nand they COVID symptoms,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recommend they take\Nan anti-cold plant package.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd advise them\Nto drink lots of lemon juice.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Miracle remedies and COVID cures \Nhave been sold across the world{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}even against expert's recommendations.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}In Venezuela, they were endorsed \Nfrom the highest level.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to share with you this tea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is delicious,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,natural, blessed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and good for everything.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Delicious.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your permission.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Twitter quickly removed Maduro's video\Nfor presenting unproven information,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}but the address\Nhad already aired on state TV,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}which is the only news source \Nfor many Venezuelans.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Dina) After [Maduro] started \Ntelling people to drink natural teas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people began flooding my stand\Nlooking for these plants.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He must know that medicinal plants\Nare as natural a cure as there is.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're done for today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}It wasn't just the people\Nfollowed the president blindly.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}For many, natural medicine was\Nthe only accessible option,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and all that demand drove \Nthe price of certain fruits way up.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are more than 2 kilos here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ricardo) Diana, write down \Njust $2 million [VEF], okay?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Ricardo Heredia is a vendor\Nin one of Caracas most upscale markets.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ricardo) I sell all kinds of fruit,\Nboth local and imported produce.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, with the pandemic,\Npeople buy only the necessary.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fruits with medicinal benefits\Nare always the first pick.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The price of lemons has tripled{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and citrus fruits have become\Na top seller{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}since vitamin C boosts the immune system.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}But against doctor's recommendations, \NHeredia believes it can do a lot more.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Venezuelan, I believe firmly\Nin traditional medicine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coronavirus first stays in your throat
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you have fifteen days to flush it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can flush it with things\Nlike warm water or lemon tea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you flush it, you become immune.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet) Sit down Jesky,\NI'm gonna tidy up the room.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gotta have everything nice and tidy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The spike in prices has made it harder\Nfor people like Juliet Rodriguez,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a housekeeper who earn so little{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}that her clients pay her \Nin flour, rice, and pasta.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}And since March, Rodriguez\Nhas been out of a job because{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}those same clients chose\Nto maintain social distance.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live with my husband, four kids,\Nand a baby on the way.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though during this time,\NI haven't gone to the doctor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm exhausted.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Rodriguez began to feel symptoms \Nearly in the quarantine.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People say it's very risky\Nto have COVID if you're pregnant,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was scared to infect my baby,\Nmy other kids, and my husband.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, God, protect me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was very scared because\Nwe shared our silverware everyday.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was scared to kiss my kids,\Nit was just fear.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have the money to buy medicines,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we worry a lot.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I have to buy food,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I can't buy medicine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Rodriguez turned to guarapo,\Na tea her mother taught her to make.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet) Remember when you used to\Nprepare guarapo for us, mom?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of guarapo was it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet's mom) Lemongrass, lemon balm,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mint, Indian borage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- All of that?\N- Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet's mom) It's being used now\Nto fight COVID.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet) Just guarapo, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet's mom) Yeah, for COVID.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliet) People drink a lot more guarapo\Nthan swallow pills.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are always looking\Nfor these alternatives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, traditional medicine,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because people can't afford medication.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}When Santos got sick\Nshe didn't go to the hospital.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}She relied even more on her plants.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Dina) I took it easy, I made my teas.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I drank a lot of hot lemonade,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lemongrass with honey and mint,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bretonica and purple basil.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those symptoms only lasted a week.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Scientists estimate that Venezuela\Nwill soon hit 14,000 new cases a day.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Before that wave hits,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Santos plans to do what she can\Nto protect her loved ones.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You really don't have to be sick\Nto drink tea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a form of prevention.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you have the tea\Nor give it to your kids,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they won't get sick.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have to wait to be sick,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a good tea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bon appétit.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Thank.\N- Enjoy it.