‘It's a tsunami’: COVID-19 plunges Latin America back into poverty, violence
Jul 10, 2020 08:43 UTC
As Latin America grapples with a tragedy that has yet to fully play out, there are also growing fears about the coronavirus pandemic’s longer term impact on a region the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects to shrink 9.4 percent this year. Tens of millions are expected to be plunged into poverty and decades of social progress erased.
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