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Tag: South America
Covid Ravaged South America. Then Came a Sharp Drop in Infections.
South America was the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic early this year. Experts are trying to find out why new infections and deaths are falling so fast.
An Economic Lifeline in South America, the Paraná River, Is Shriveling
The continent’s second-largest river is drying up amid the biggest drought in 70 years, upending ecosystems, trade and livelihoods.
How Peppers Proliferated Around the Planet
In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto our plates.
A new initiative will bring more vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Pan American Health Organization will start its own vaccine program, stepping in where Covax, the global program for vaccinating developing countries, has fallen short.
Virus Trends Vary Sharply Worldwide, Making an Erratic Mix
The virus has created a patchwork of contradictory trends, surging in some countries and ebbing in others, depending on variants, vaccination, restrictions and compliance.
Colombia Covid Deaths Surpass 100,000
The surge in the country has been steadily worsening since spring and less than 10 percent of its population is fully vaccinated.
Why The WHO is Urging Wealthy Nations to Give Latin America Priority for Vaccine Donations
With high death rates and sluggish vaccination campaigns, countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean should be at the front of the line, the W.H.O. says.
Uruguay and Coronavirus: The World’s Highest Death Toll Per Capita
Contagion rates in the country began inching up in November and soared in recent months, apparently fueled by a highly contagious variant first identified in Brazil.
Uruguay Death Toll Soars as Virus Slams South America
Contagion rates in the country began inching up in November and soared in recent months, apparently fueled by a highly contagious variant first identified in Brazil.