From now on it can
only get better, ¿Sí?
by Daniela Cortés
Five out of the top ten countries with active
COVID-19 cases are from Latin-America. The
still-developing region struggles with patient
care and the risk of an economical disaster.
Latin-America is the teenager, depending on its
parents, the United States or Europe, for its growing
economy. But what happens when those parents
stop providing economical support?
Living in a developed country where economy is
strong, and relatively independent is different than
living in Latin-American countries, which are still
in development.
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When forced to lockdown,
people will start to overlook
the law
While countries in Europe are working to quickly
mitigate the aftermath of shutting down, for Latin-
America, there is still a long way to go.
The region became the centre of the pandemic
while the UK was easing down restrictions.
With an ongoing lockdown, the consequences could
be devastating for the entire region.
Latin-America is facing a deep recession, said
Paula Garda, OECD Economist, Chile/Colombia
desk, said, “like never before this is aggravated
by simultaneous health, economic, raw material,
and social price shocks, in unison throughout the
region.”
The pandemic caught the world by surprise. When
countries like Spain and Italy were on orange alert,
and the number of active cases grew, Latin-America
was taking measures to prevent the virus. However,
these measures were not enough.
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