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Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Oct 15, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 October 15

The Pan American Health Organization raised concern over the spike in COVID-19 cases, especially among young people, as the region opens to international travel. Over the past 60 days, 11 countries and territories in the Caribbean have moved from moderate to intense transmission.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Oct 9, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 October 9

New case and fatality rates have been slowing in Latin America. Of the ten most populous countries in the region, only Argentina has seen a sustained rise in infections and deaths in recent weeks.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Oct 2, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 October 2

On September 30, health ministers across the Americas committed to maintain and expand sustained actions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. According to PAHO, the continent will most likely experience recurring epidemic waves and outbreaks of COVID-19 interspersed with periods of low-level transmission over the next 24 months, pending a safe vaccine.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Sep 25, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 September 25

As of September 24, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most affected region in the world by COVID-19 – home to over 8.85 million infections and eleven of the fifteen countries with the world’s highest death rates.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Sep 19, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 September 17

On September 13, the World Health Organization reported the highest one-day increase in COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, reporting more than 308,000 new cases globally.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Sep 10, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 September 10

As of September 7, PAHO/WHO reported 7,797,853 COVID-19 cases (28 percent of the world) and 290,167 deaths (30 percent of the world) in Latin America and the Caribbean.​

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Sep 3, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 September 3

With over a quarter of all confirmed COVID-19 cases and nearly a third of all related deaths, Latin America is the world’s worst affected region. Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina remain among the 10 countries with the most cases in the world.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Aug 27, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 August 27

COVID-19 is exerting a multi-dimensional impact on Latin America and the Caribbean, a global epicenter. As of today, the region has confirmed over 263,000 COVID-19.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Aug 20, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 August 20

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned of an increase in other diseases, as the pandemic saturated health services and suspended routine vaccination campaigns.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Aug 14, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 August 14

Mexico exceeded the United Kingdom as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll, behind Brazil and the United States. Following the announcement, nine Mexican governors called for the resignation of Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López Gatell.