As new deaths and cases fall in the United States, Europe and Asia, Latin America now stands as the world's sole region where the outbreak is unequivocally reaching new heights.
"This is the new epicenter," said Dr. Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases at the Pan American Health Organization. Months after emerging from a relatively obscure Chinese province, the eye of this viral storm has firmly landed in Latin America.Politics and poverty hinder Covid-19 response in Latin AmericaThere are roughly 920,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and nearly 50,000 deaths across the region's 33 countries, but those numbers are fast on the rise.
Manaus mayor: Bolsonaro, 'please shut up and stay home' 02:36Others did not."There were a few bad examples of governments that simply did not care, and presidents chose not to act," said Luis Guillermo Solís, the former President of Costa Rica.He specifically pointed to the heads of Latin America's two largest countries, Brazil and Mexico, representing roughly half of the region's total population.
Brazil's favelas struggle as coronavirus cases skyrocket 02:20Bolsonaro, however, has only doubled down on his initial claims. As Brazil's outbreak grew exponentially into one of the worst in the world, with more than 465,000 cases and nearly 28,000 deaths, he has consistently attended large rallies packed with thousands of supporters.
Coronavirus hits Brazil's favelas particularly hard 02:23Massive income disparities in Latin America's huge metropolises have also made securing adequate housing impossible. Instead, millions crowd into poor, densely packed favelas or barrios, with large families often sharing a single room or two."The safety measures that one needs to take to stop the spread of the pandemic are simply absent," said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program.
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