South America’s Covid-19 crisis has exposed the inequalities of the region & the lack of real progress addressing poverty

As the coronavirus continues

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in South America, it is the poorest who are worst affected. The pandemic has highlighted the societal problems that countries have been unable to eradicate.

At roughly 7:30am on July 6, a gasoline truck overturned on a perilous stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean highway known for accidents. In this part of the world, a vehicle accident itself is generally not newsworthy.

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