On one hand, the Salvadorian government of President Nayib Bukele celebrated the 222nd anniversary of El Salvador's Independence Day with a military parade and on the other hand thousands of Salvadorians marched together seeking re-election of the President.

El Salvador: Protesters unite against President Nayib Bukele seeking re-election | World News | WION

Fourteen months after El Salvador became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender, the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and resulting crash in prices of other cryptocurrencies have pushed the country's leaders to announce the signing of a free trade deal with China.

Crypto crash forces El Salvador into China's economic circle of influence

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday he takes hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that US President Donald trump has promoted as a way to ward off the novel coronavirus, though experts have warned about its safety.

After Trump, El Salvador's President says he is taking hydroxychloroquine