Latin America's slums facing losing battle against virus spread
Montevideo (AFP) May 29, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, Latin America's slum dwellers waited defenseless in its path. Now, with the region becoming the new epicenter of the crisis, the virus is unleashing destruction on its most vulnerable populations. With limited sanitation and little space, millions of people living cheek by jowl in slums cannot take even the most basic hand-washing and soc