Latin America Coronavirus

• Argentina becomes 5th country to surpass 1 million coronavirus cases

  Across Latin America, three other nations are expected to reach the 1 million case milestone in the coming weeks — Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

  World

  Oct 19, 2020
  
• Over 250,000 people have died of coronavirus across Latin America

  There are, however, small signs the worst may be over for the current outbreak in Brazil, with the Health Ministry saying that the spread of coronavirus could be about to slow.

  World

  Aug 20, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus cases top 6 million in Latin America, region worst-hit by pandemic

  The region has reported an average of more than 86,000 daily infections of the new coronavirus in the last seven days.

  World

  Aug 15, 2020
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• At least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America due to coronavirus: UN

  Whereas 3.4 million experienced severe food insecurity in 2019, that number could more than quadruple this year in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.

  Economy

  May 28, 2020
• Venezuela could soon be swallowed in South America’s coronavirus wave, experts warn

  The country appears to have seen a slow spread of the virus compared to its neighbours, but expert are worried by the rising number of daily infections.

  World

  May 27, 2020
• Latin America sees surge of coronavirus cases, deaths

  The region's two largest nations -- Mexico and Brazil -- reported record counts of new cases and deaths almost daily this week, fuelling criticism of their presidents, who have slow-walked shutdowns in attempts to limit economic damage.

  World

  May 22, 2020
• How vulnerable is Latin America to a COVID-19 outbreak? Here’s what the data shows

  Heavily reliant on commodity exports, tourism and remittances, Latin America's fragile economies and vulnerable populations are likely to suffer.

  World

  Mar 23, 2020
• Coronavirus: Costa Rica, Peru among several Latin American states ramping up travel bans

  Argentina said it would stop issuing visas to travelers and suspend flights from countries hardest-hit by the virus, including the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and European countries.

  Health

  Mar 12, 2020