The U.S. is exporting Covid-19 to Latin America. We should instead be working with our neighbors. | America Magazine
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Covid-19 could not come at a worse time for Latin America. The region has been shaken by one crisis after another, from ongoing violence in Mexico to the millions of refugees who have fled political instability in Venezuela. The Covid-19 pandemic will exacerbate these challenges while creating new ones that could push the region’s political systems to the breaking point. In a possible sign of what is to come, Ecuador has been unable to collect the bodies of those who have died of the coronavirus. The harrowing scenes of bodies left on the streets for days could soon be repeated throughout Latin America—unless the United States acts.