12. Coronavirus (virtual chapter)
Abstract
This is a virtual chapter that will be built up in this web-page and included in the next edition of the Voices of Latin America book.
The spread of Covid-19 across the region; the very different approaches taken by the various governments –from full-on denial such as that of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, to the pro-active caution of governments in Argentina, Costa Rica and others; the effects in terms of numbers of infections and deaths; the experience of particular populations, especially indigenous and rural communities; and the effects upon the economy, employment, the self-employed and the poor
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Index
News about this chapter
Amazonas appeals for global help
New threats to Brazil’s indigenous people
Public Enemy No.1 is Jair Bolsonaro
No carnival in Recife
Haitians revolt against president’s ‘state terrorism’
Videos
Emily Gregg is a LAB correspondent and author. She lived in Arica, Chile, until returning to the UK because of the pandemic. She also wrote The Student Revolution chapter in LAB’s book Voices of Latin America (2019).
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