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BBC OS: 2020/06/18 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus in Latin America: Your questions answered

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Coronavirus in Latin America

2020/06/18 16:06 GMT

2020/06/18 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus in Latin America: Your questions answered

Coronavirus in Latin America: Your questions answered

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Dr Jarbas Barbosa of the Pan American Health Organisation answers audience questions

Dr Jarbas Barbosa of the Pan American Health Organisation answers audience questions.

We focus on the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America. The region is now the epicentre for infections with nearly four million recorded and rising. Dr Jarbas Barbosa, the Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organisation, which is part of the World Health Organisation will be answering audience questions about the Covid-19 situation in Latin America, and also in the United States. 

The BBC has also been looking into what is called “excess deaths” during the pandemic. A review of preliminary mortality data from 27 countries shows that in many places the number of overall deaths has been higher than normal, even when accounting for the virus. We explain the data and hear some of the stories the researchers have heard, as they looked deeper into the consequences of the coronavirus.

(Photo: Gravediggers work during a burial of a person who passed away due to Covid-19 at the Parque Taruma cemetery, in Manaus, Brazil June 17, 2020. Credit: Bruno Kelly/Reuters)

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