Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) Protesters in Haiti's capital have taken the day to gather food, water and fuel, pressing pause on deadly demonstrations that have been calling for President Jovenel Moise's resignation.

Moise, whose administration was tied to soaring inflation and accusations of corruption, has declined to step down. An announcement from the prime minister was set to come later Saturday.

In one of Port-au-Prince's main business districts, usually bustling with shoppers on a Saturday, civilians were scrambling for food and water.

The city was resting in a tense calm, bearing the scars of the past nine days of violence -- and Haitians were lying low in anticipation of the prime minister's announcement.

Remnants of burning tires are scattered across the city. Rocks that once blocked roads have been pushed outside.

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