March 19, 2020 Coronavirus hits desperate Venezuela's already broken health care system For years, Venezuela has been deemed one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. And now, as the global coronavirus pandemic seeps into its already dire fabric, many inside are shuddering at the unimaginable suffering that is unfolding.
March 19, 2020 El Salvador becomes latest country to halt deportation flights from US in wake of coronavirus outbreak El Salvador has become the latest Central American country to halt deportation flights of its nationals from the U.S. in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
March 17, 2020 Guatemala halts flights carrying deportees, asylum-seekers sent by US Guatemala on Tuesday said it was halting incoming flights carrying deportees and asylum-seekers sent by the U.S. as a safety precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.
March 17, 2020 Hundreds of Americans stuck in Peru amid coronavirus shutdown Amid growing frustration and anxiety, more than 200 Americans from 28 states stuck in Peru are trying to figure out a way to get back home.
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus lockdown in Brazil's jails spurs 'hundreds' of inmates to escape Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four jails in Brazil on Monday after officials planned to suspend their day-release privileges over fears that inmates could bring coronavirus back with them upon their return.
March 16, 2020 Latin American countries fighting coronavirus spread with military, curfews Multiple Latin American countries on Monday were ramping up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus by deploying its military, imposing curfews, and tightening border controls with its neighbors.
March 13, 2020 Brazil President Bolsonaro's son claims father tested negative for coronavirus despite earlier reports Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for coronavirus, his son Eduardo has told Fox News, contradicting earlier claims that he had tested positive.
March 10, 2020 Police in Chile searching for armed bandits who stole $15 million in cash from airport Police in Chile are on the hunt for members of an armed gang who stole around $15 million in cash from the Santiago airport
March 9, 2020 Women in Mexico hold ‘A Day Without Women’ strike to protest rising gender violence Thousands of women throughout Mexico stayed home from work or school Monday to raise awareness to the country’s rising epidemic of violence against women.
March 7, 2020 Argentina announces first coronavirus death in Latin America A 64-year-old patient died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday.
