In contrast with China and other countries where the disease spread slowly, in Brazil more than 300 people started the epidemic; most were passengers flying in from Italy

These are the most important events that happen in Latin America while the attention is focused on the Coronavirus

Scientists Javier Jaimes, Irene Bosch and Marina Escalera-Zamudio, are currently conducting research on the diagnosis and cure of COVID-19

In the upper classes of some countries the first cases were manifested, to later expand among the low-income population

After the wave of criticism unleashed against Bolsonaro for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, a new scandal puts the president in the eye of the hurricane

The State cares more about knowing the numbers of dead social leaders than identifying those responsible for their deaths

'Pico y género', a gender-based lockdown measure to control the spread of COVID-19, may strengthen the violence against transgender and intersexual people.

Thousands of inmates in the prison centers of El Salvador are in total confinement, sitting one after the other, handcuffed and unable to move

The reason for the exponential increase in deaths in Ecuador may be due to the lack of access to diagnostic tests, which is happening throughout the region

The total quarantine decreed in Colombia may reinforce the traditional gender roles and overload women with household and caring unpaid work.

From network control to sectoral quarantines, these have been the hectic decisions of Latin American presidents.

Here is a summary of the situation Ecuador is going through in the midst of the global public health crisis

Latin American countries have declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. What does this mean?

That number corresponds to people who live living in slums, towns, and settlements in precarious conditions.