Latin America

Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena of Santiago, Chile, and Simone Di Benedetto of Italy have had to adapt to a new social life with the isolation measures required to suppress the spread of COVID-19.

Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping, From TikTok To Virtual Drinks

1:21pm April 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Gen Z has been criticized for not taking social distancing seriously. We talk to teens and people in their early 20s around the world about why they're staying home — and how they're staying sane.

Medical workers transfer a patient from the Doctors Without Borders cholera treatment unit to the intensive care unit at the general hospital in Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Aid Groups Say They've Never Faced A Challenge Like The Novel Coronavirus

4:59pm April 07, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Humanitarian organizations are used to dealing with droughts, conflict and natural disaster. But the pandemic adds unprecedented layers of difficulty to their work.

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For Mexican Street Vendors, Coronavirus Means A Huge Loss Of Income

4:59pm April 06, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's president promises to expand support for the nation's poor and aged, but those who work in the informal economy, like street vendors, say they won't be able to survive without working.

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Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

4:55pm April 04, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

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How Mexico Is Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak

10:04pm April 03, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

NPR's Mexico City correspondent answers listener questions about the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico.

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Men load a coffin onto a pickup truck in front of General del Guasmo Sur Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The port city is the most affected by COVID-19 in the country. Corpses lie in apartments for days and morgues are overcrowded. The city administration

Corpses Lie For Days As Ecuador Struggles To Keep Up With COVID-19 Deaths

2:26pm April 03, 2020

by John Otis

The epicenter of the country's outbreak is the port city of Guayaquil, where cadavers are lying in the streets and in homes.

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A pair of men wearing masks — but neglecting social distancing guidelines — wait for public transportation in Peru's capital, Lima. The country recently urged men and women to leave their homes only on separate days, in an attempt to slow the spread o

Peru, Panama Limit Movement By Gender In Bid To Slow The Coronavirus

12:38pm April 03, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The rules unveiled this week allow men and women to leave their homes only on separate days of the week. "We have to get fewer people on the streets every day," said Peru's president, Martín Vizcarra.

Álvaro Callama is an electrician from Venezuela who fled to Colombia two years ago. He says immigrants in the country are struggling after the authorities passed measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

After Fleeing Crisis, Venezuelan Migrants Now Struggle In Coronavirus Lockdown

11:25am April 03, 2020

by John Otis

Colombia is home to about 1.7 million who fled neighboring Venezuela in recent years. Now that it has shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the migrants say they are extra vulnerable.

Ecuador's COVID-19 Outbreak Is One Of South America's Biggest

5:04am April 03, 2020

by John Otis

Exchange students brought the coronavirus back to Ecuador — overwhelming hospitals with patients. With funeral parlors working limited lockdown hours, bodies lie in the streets.

Solo Para Chicos y Chicas: Un Cómic Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus

12:04pm April 01, 2020

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