The Virus Explodes in Latin America

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

As the pandemic spreads around the world, new hotspots are emerging. Coronavirus is spiking in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and elsewhere, and health experts have called Latin America the new epicenter of the pandemic. But the impact has been uneven. Some countries have successfully slowed the rate of new infections; others see that rate continuing to climb. Jason Gale spoke with the World Health Organization’s top official for the Americas to find out what makes some populations especially vulnerable.

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0:33.5	Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 97 since coronavirus was declared a global
0:41.3	pandemic. Our main story? The outbreak has a new epicenter in Latin America. But why have some
0:50.1	Latin American countries managed to slow new infections, while others are becoming new hotspots.
0:57.0	But first, here's what happened in virus news today. For the first time, a drug has been shown to improve COVID-19 patients' chances of surviving.
1:20.0	It's a low-cost, anti-inflammatory, called dexamethosone, and it's been on the market for decades.
1:29.7	A study by University of Oxford researchers found that patients who needed breathing support were less likely to die over a period
1:35.5	of four weeks when they were on the drug. For patients who weren't on ventilators or oxygen
1:41.8	therapy, there was no benefit. A number of anti-inflammatory
1:47.2	drugs are being studied around the world for helping coronavirus patients cope with a powerful
1:53.0	immune system overreaction, sometimes called a cytokine storm. Texas reached a record level of COVID-19 hospitalizations, with the biggest daily jump since June 4th,
2:07.1	according to State Health Department data.
2:10.2	Meanwhile, Florida reported that new cases rose to the highest level since the pandemic began.
2:17.5	They are among several states where the coronavirus outbreak is worsening.
2:23.4	Finally, Beijing has raised its COVID-19 emergency response to the second highest level
2:29.9	after coronavirus infection cases resurged, according to China Central Television.
2:36.0	All schools will restore online courses, and college students will stop returning to campus.
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