Thousands take to the streets in Havana to protest food shortages, rising prices

A woman shouts during an anti-government protest in Havana, Cuba (Ismael Francisco/AP)

Thousands of Cubans have marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis in one of the 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.