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COVID-19 pandemic rips through Latin American poorest areas

Latin America has surpassed the United States in the daily number of coronavirus cases

Published: May 28, 2020 09:41 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 012560-01-08-1590642433067 — Overcrowded neighbourhoods and a big population within poverty levels are a big challenge Latin American countries are facing during this global pandemic. | Aerial view of the shantytown on the San Cristobal hill on the outskirts of Lima. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 013610-01-08-1590642393495 — Brazil, the hardest-hit country in the region, has surpassed 20,000 deaths, according to figures released by Brazil's Ministry of Health. Aerial view showing the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela surrounded by the neighbourhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Lagoa in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 013605-01-08-1590642387053 — The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. | Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012645-01-08-1590642422418 — Aerial view of the shantytown on the San Cristobal hill on the outskirts of Lima. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012635-01-08-1590642420245 — Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012703-01-08-1590642428104 — View of Divino Paraiso colony in Tegucigalpa. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012663-01-08-1590642425544 — Aerial view of the Cerro 18 sector, east of Santiago. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012706-01-08-1590642376597 — Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012563-01-08-1590642396192 — Aerial view of Villa Fontana neighbourhood in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012705-01-08-1590642430531 — View of a slum of Tegucigalpa. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 013601-01-08-1590642384295 — Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012585-01-08-1590642399519 — Aerial view of the municipality of Huixquilucan, metropolitan Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012708-01-08-1590642380984 — Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012587-01-08-1590642402723 — Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 013606-01-08-1590642390342 — Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012606-01-08-1590642405679 — Aerial view of Villa 31, one of the largest slums in Buenos Aires. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012607-01-08-1590642408377 — Aerial view of the Pamplona Alta sector in southeastern Lima. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012608-01-08-1590642411020 — View of Petare neighbourhood in eastern Caracas. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012627-01-08-1590642416813 — Aerial view of the municipality of Huixquilucan, metropolitan Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 012617-01-08-1590642413518 — Aerial view of the Pamplona Alta sector in southeastern Lima. Image Credit: AFP

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