Suffering from a lack of access to vaccines, Latin America is experiencing another surge in coronavirus cases across a region already the hardest hit by the global pandemic. Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia are among the countries reporting increases in new infections which are also rising right across central America and in the Caribbean. Almost one in three of all virus fatalities since the start of the pandemic have taken place in the region. April witnessed a surge of cases even in Chile and Uruguay, which have bucked the regional trend by ensuring a rapid rollout of vaccines. Meanwhile, the surge of cases in India has led the world’s biggest vaccine producer to impose curbs on exports.

Source: The Irish Times April 30, 2021 16:41 UTC