Chinese vaccine rolls out across Latin America
As the pandemic reaches new heights in Latin America, the Chinese vaccine arrives, bolstering diplomatic relations
Amidst the vaccination process, the pandemic continues to rage across Latin America (Photo: Flickr)
In August last year the World Health Organization declared Latin America and the Caribbean the global epicentre for Covid-19. The region comprises about 8% of the world’s population and has reported the loss of nearly 800,000 lives, with a recent tally giving it the second-highest number of fatalities after Europe.
The numbers are still rising. In a report quietly released by the Mexican government at the end of March, authorities acknowledged that the death toll in the region’s second-largest economy has been at least 60% higher than officially reported.