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06/06/2020 / By Franz Walker

Latin America the new epicenter of coronavirus pandemic

A top World Health Organization (WHO) official declared Latin America to be the new epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Wednesday. “In a sense, South America has become a new epicenter for the disease,” said Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s emergencies program, at a news briefing at the organization’s Geneva headquarters. The announcement came as the […]

06/05/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Brazil reports 1,300 new deaths, total fatalities now over 32,000

The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rip through Brazil. On Wednesday, health authorities reported 1,349 new deaths – the country’s highest daily mortality to date – and 28,633 new cases, even as city and state authorities move to reopen the economy. Currently, Brazil has a total caseload of 584,016, with 32,548 deaths. It has the highest number of […]

06/01/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Brazil starting to ease lockdown restrictions, even as total coronavirus deaths surpass Spain’s

Brazil has reported a daily death toll of more than 1,000 over the past week and a record spike in cases Thursday. Despite these figures, many states are planning to ease restrictions and allow nonessential businesses to reopen. In particular, Sao Paolo – the country’s most populous state – has announced that it will allow shopping malls to […]

05/28/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Over 25,000 dead in Brazil from coronavirus as daily deaths surpass USA

Over 25,000 people in Brazil have now died from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). This makes the Latin American country’s coronavirus outbreak the sixth deadliest in the world in terms of fatalities, and the second worst in terms of confirmed cases, rising by 20,599 in a single day to its current number of 411,821, according to […]

05/27/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Brazil becomes new global coronavirus hotspot, but Bolsonaro doesn’t even mention it in cabinet meeting

Brazil has the most number of COVID-19 cases outside the United States. The country now has a total of 391,222 people who have been infected by the Wuhan coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Ministry of Health also reported 965 new deaths Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll to 22,013 – the sixth-highest worldwide – although experts […]

05/17/2020 / By Franz Walker

THOUSANDS of graves dug in Chile in preparation for coronavirus surge

Gravediggers in Chile’s capital of Santiago are digging 2,000 fresh graves as the country braces for a surge in Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths, authorities confirmed Thursday. The announcement comes after the country’s infection rate skyrocketed this week, prompting the government to declare a mandatory lockdown of Santiago on Friday. More deaths expected after […]

05/15/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Chile braces for coronavirus winter: Health minister locks down Santiago after surge in new cases

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera warned on Tuesday that the country would experience its “greatest health challenge in decades” following a spike in new coronavirus cases across the region. As of late Thursday, the country has a total caseload of 37,040 and 368 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the capital city of Santiago, […]

05/06/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Mexico’s surge in new coronavirus cases triggers increased hostility toward health workers

In many parts of the world, healthcare workers are lauded as heroes, thanks to their work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Mexico, these “heroes” are harassed, mobbed and even assaulted over fears that they will spread coronavirus. Recent estimates from the National Council to Prevent Discrimination – the federal government agency that ensures rights to non-discrimination and […]

05/03/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Brazil now on its way to becoming Latin America’s coronavirus hotspot; Manaus now a land of the dead

Brazil is well on its way to becoming the next COVID-19 hotspot, experts said after the country’s number of infected individuals reached 66,896 on April 28. “We have all the conditions here for the pandemic to become much more serious,” Paulo Brandao, a virologist at the University of Sao Paulo, said, noting that the intensifying […]

05/01/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Ecuador’s health system buckles under coronavirus: Morgues full, dead piled up in bathrooms

Ecuador reported 259 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths between April 29 and 30, bringing the country’s total caseload to 24,934 and 900 deaths. In a televised announcement, Interior Minister Paula Romo said that the official figure does not include 1,453 deaths that were likely caused by COVID-19, but were listed as respiratory conditions, as the patients […]

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