Latin America has seen coronavirus infections surge in recent days and now accounts for about 580,000 of the world's nearly 5 million confirmed cases. COVID19
3RD HIGHEST. A volunteer disinfects an alley at the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on April 20, 2020. File photo by Mauro Pimentel/AFPthat has swept across the world begins to hit Latin America with its full force.has seen coronavirus infections surge in recent days and now accounts for about 580,000 of the world's nearly 5 million confirmed cases., as Peru, Mexico and Chile also see steady increases in infections.
And like US counterpart Donald Trump he has also promoted the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against the virus despite studies showing it has no benefit.Chile is also suffering from a sharp rise in cases and on Tuesday deployed soldiers on the outskirts of its locked-down capital Santiago after clashes with protesters angry about food shortages and job losses.
In Africa, the pandemic is still in its"early days," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned, calling for"global solidarity" with the continent."It will aggravate longstanding inequalities and heighten hunger, malnutrition and vulnerability to disease," Guterres added, calling for international action to support Africa's health systems and maintain food supplies.
Russia reported its highest daily death toll to date, registering 135 fatalities, but also saw the number of active virus cases drop for the first time. Trump has blamed China and the World Health Organization for failing to contain the global outbreak, threatening to permanently cut US funding to the WHO.
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