Ecuadorians took to streets across the country on Monday (June 8) to protest against the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.

The protesters also demonstrated against the devastating effect the coronavirus crisis had on the country's economy.

Footage filmed the capital Quito shows thousands attempting to march to the presidential palace before being stopped by police.

Embezzlement at public hospitals, budget cuts and massive layoffs - that include medical personnel - drove Ecuadorians to protests simultaneously in different cities amid the COVID crisis, this Monday 8th 2020.
Couple thousands marched through Quito streets, rejecting the unpopular head of state, Lenin Moreno.
But the protesters ended up far from seeing the presidential palace, which is heavily guarded by the forces of order since last october, when heavy riots erupted.
Unprecedented economic calamity - following COVID-19 crisis - brings thousands of Ecuadorians to the streets.