Some are calling it the New Zealand of Latin America, given its similar population size and number of deaths. As well as Brazil, neighbors like Chile, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia have far higher rates of infection than Uruguay. Only a handful of the country’s approximately 650 intensive care unit beds available for COVID-19 patients are currently occupied, he said. Uruguay shares a northern border with Brazil, which now has the second highest number of recorded cases in the world. The border city of Rivera has seen cases tick up and Uruguayan officials fear the still open border remains a “weak point,” government adviser Radi said.

Source: bd News24 May 28, 2020 15:33 UTC