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Hospital occupancy for COVID-19 patients drops to lowest level in Chile since May
SANTIAGO - Hospital occupancy in Chile for patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have dropped to the lowest level since May, according to the authorities. Additionally, the number of...
Read morePandemic to shrink LatAm foreign trade 23 percent in 2020: UN agency
SANTIAGO - Latin America and the Caribbean's foreign trade will see a steep 23 percent drop in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations Economic...
Read moreBolivia’s interim president tests positive for COVID-19
LA PAZ - Jeanine Anez, head of Bolivia's opposition-backed interim government, said Thursday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be in quarantine. "Along with my entire team,...
Read moreBrazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19
Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday. "Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later. It was positive for...
Read moreArgentine authorities call for greater efforts from public to battle pandemic
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine authorities on Tuesday called on the public to "make more of an effort" to contain the COVID-19 pandemic or risk a return to stricter lockdown measures...
Read moreWHO especially worried about Central and South America: WHO chief
GENEVA — World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that his organization is especially worried about Central and South America, where many countries are witnessing accelerating...
Read moreBrazil leads daily virus deaths for fifth straight day
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil reported the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the world Tuesday with 1,039 people killed, the fifth straight day the country has topped the list....
Read moreIn Brazil, COVID-19 hitting young people harder
More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also by poverty and...
Read moreBrazil sends in troops to protect rainforest
BRASILIA－Brazil sent thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the peak season for forest fires....
Read moreIMF to recommend approval of $23.8b FCL for Chile
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said its managing director plans to approve Chile's request for a $23.8 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL). "IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva intends...
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