The Latin American Country That's Beating Covid

Prognosis: Misconception

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Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The small South American nation of Uruguay is best known for its grass-fed beef and Atlantic beaches. But the country of 3.5 million people has another distinction: It seems to have dodged the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak despite being nestled between hotspot countries. The country has seen just 1,000 or so cases since the pandemic began, and only 33 deaths. Ken Parks reports the reasons may have as much to do with its policies from years past, as its present day virus response.

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0:35.6	Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 131 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.
0:45.2	Today's main story? Latin America has been hard hit by the pandemic. But there's one small country in the region that is quietly beating COVID, despite
0:56.8	bordering countries where the virus rages.
1:00.7	But first, here's what happened in virus news today.
1:21.7	You U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, and other GOP leaders began hammering out the details of a roughly $1 trillion Republican plan for a new round of virus relief.
1:30.0	That will be their opening bid as they begin negotiations with Democrats,
1:34.9	who've already put out an expansive $3.5 trillion proposal.
1:41.1	The two sides remain far apart on many of the particulars, including McConnell's
1:47.3	determination to include liability limits for businesses, schools, and other organizations.
1:55.4	Hong Kong reported 66 new local virus cases, down from 83 on Sunday.
2:03.8	The new outbreak has now infected 560 local people in 16 days, alarming health officials.
2:13.0	About a third of infections are unlinked to confirmed cases or existing outbreaks, signaling
2:20.0	that hidden chains of transmission are widespread.
2:24.5	In light of the outbreak, the financial hub is extending restaurant restrictions, as well as
2:30.3	gym and bar closures by another week, and its expanding mask requirements.
2:37.9	Finally, a coronavirus vaccine, the University of Oxford is developing with AstraZeneca,
2:44.0	showed promising results in early human testing.
2:47.4	The vaccine shows what's called a dual immune response.
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