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Coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing across South America

By Luke Taylor

5 August 2020

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Coronavirus in Bolivia and other South American countries is a cause for concern

Marcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloombe

While Europe is preparing hurriedly for a possible second wave of covid-19 infections, South America is yet to see the end of the first.

Four months since governments began national lockdowns in March, the spread of covid-19 shows “no signs of slowing down” across the Americas, said Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),.

South America already has , with Brazil having recorded more…

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