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Latin America Covid-19 News Roundup: Aug. 4, 2020

?? Colombia. The Japanese government donated USD 5 million to Colombia to fight the pandemic, as confirmed by the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry. (TRT, in Spanish)

?? Mexico. Mexico’s school year to begin with instructions being broadcast on television. (CTVNews)

?? Argentina. The government banned all social gatherings for the next 15 days after a new peak of Covid-19 cases. The country has surpassed 3,500 deaths. (BA Times)

?? Chile. Chilean police are training dogs to detect people infected with Covid-19. (MercoPress)

?? The Dominican Republic. Two weeks after declaring a state of emergency due to the virus, the government in Santo Domingo reports 72,243 cases and 1,178 Covid-19 deaths. (Xinhua)

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Lucas Berti

Lucas Berti covers international affairs — specialized in Latin American politics and markets. He has been published by Opera Mundi, Revista VIP, and The Intercept Brasil, among others.

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