Latin America

How Governments Around The World Are Reacting To The Economic Shutdown

4:53pm April 16, 2020

The U.S. government is spending over $2 trillion to help the nation overcome the coronavirus economic shutdown. NPR correspondents in India, Mexico and Germany relay what other governments are doing.

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An immigration worker in an orange jacket carries a young Guatemalan deported from the U.S., followed by another deportee, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on March 12.

Official Alleges The U.S. Has Deported Many COVID-19-Positive Migrants To Guatemala

11:43pm April 15, 2020

by Maria Martin

Health Minister Hugo Monroy said deportees from the United States now account for a large number of coronavirus cases in the country, although Guatemala's president has cited only four cases.

A Haitian police officer locks a gate that separates the Dominican Republic border town Jimaní from Malpasse, Haiti, last month, as Haitian authorities shut down the border because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

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Dominican Republic Delays Presidential Vote Over Coronavirus Concerns

10:35am April 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The country's election commission said in a statement Monday that it had been forced to postpone the election, originally scheduled for May 17, to July 5 due to the ongoing pandemic.

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Roundup: What The Coronavirus Response Looks Like In France, Kenya And Brazil

4:40pm April 13, 2020

NPR correspondents in Paris, Nairobi and Rio de Janeiro relay how the countries they cover have adapted to life in the age of the coronavirus.

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A doctor's white coat is projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Easter Sunday, to honor medical workers who are fighting to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hospital Heroes Illuminate 'Christ The Redeemer' As Part Of Coronavirus Tribute

11:32am April 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The word "hope" was also projected onto the statue towering over Rio de Janeiro, along with the phrase for "Stay at Home" — the message nurses and doctors are telling people around the world.

Harold Tenorio is the director of a folk music school in Tumaco, Colombia.

Afro-Colombian Music Offers Youths A Rhythmic Alternative To Drug Gangs

10:44am April 13, 2020

by John Otis

Currulao combines drums and marimbas and is popular along the country's Pacific coast where most of the population is Afro-Colombian. One verse goes: "We no longer have peace in our paradise."

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Felipe Samaniego officiates at a Roman Catholic Mass, streamed via Facebook from the Santo Tomás Moro church on Palm Sunday, in Monterrey, Mexico.

Mexico's Virtual Catholic Passion Plays Get Creative

3:15pm April 10, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

With the country shut down for the month of April, Roman Catholic churches are bringing their Holy Week celebrations online to continue rituals and reach the faithful.

A patient on a wheelchair waits in the emergency room at a hospital in Güiria, Venezuela, on March 14. Human rights organizations recently warned that Venezuela faces catastrophic consequences from the new coronavirus pandemic, which threatens to overwhe

Many Venezuelan Hospitals Lack Basics To Function, Let Alone Handle COVID-19

11:20am April 10, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Doctors tell NPR many health workers have left the country and many hospitals don't have necessities, including soap and running water.

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Colombia's Pacific Port City Of Tumaco Is Home To Currulao Music

6:53am April 09, 2020

by John Otis

On the Pacific Coast of Colombia, there is a notorious shipping point used for the cocaine trade. But in this gang-ridden, impoverished port, lies a hidden musical treasure.

Economic, Political Crises Hinder Venezuela's Pandemic Battle

6:53am April 09, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela is in no position to fight COVID-19. Its health care system collapsed long before the virus hit, leaving hospitals without running water and soap, much less ventilators or PPE.

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