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Latin America Covid-19 Roundup

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Latin America’s biggest Covid-19 headlines:

?? Haiti: The Caribbean country confirmed its first death from Covid-19, as the government reports only 21 confirmed cases (Reuters, in Spanish)

?? Argentina: President Alberto Fernández plans to reduce the lockdown to open a limited number of bank branches (Buenos Aires Times)

?? Peru: The government will request highway operators to stop collecting tolls during the pandemic (El Comercio, in Spanish)

?? Bolivia: Around 200 Bolivians tried to enter the country through the Chilean border, which caused a confrontation with the police (El Deber, in Spanish)

?? Colombia: President Ivan Duque is considering adopting the high-risk lockdown experiment that was abandoned by the United Kingdom (Colombia Report)