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.
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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.
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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.
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Aerial view of the shantytown on the San Cristobal hill on the outskirts of Lima.
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Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota.
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View of Divino Paraiso colony in Tegucigalpa.
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Aerial view of the Cerro 18 sector, east of Santiago.
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Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa.
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Aerial view of Villa Fontana neighbourhood in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico.
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View of a slum of Tegucigalpa.
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Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota.
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Aerial view of the municipality of Huixquilucan, metropolitan Mexico City.
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Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa.
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Aerial view of Ciudad Bolivar neighborhood, south of Bogota.
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Aerial view of a slum of Tegucigalpa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aerial view of Villa 31, one of the largest slums in Buenos Aires.
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Aerial view of the Pamplona Alta sector in southeastern Lima.
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View of Petare neighbourhood in eastern Caracas.
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Aerial view of the municipality of Huixquilucan, metropolitan Mexico City.
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Aerial view of the Pamplona Alta sector in southeastern Lima.
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