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World coronavirus dispatch: No of deaths in Latin America crosses 50,000

Overburdened Mexico struggling to cope while Japan manages the pandemic by controlling small outbreaks

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Medics collect a swab sample of an air passenger from Chicago for COVID-19 test who landed in Hyderabad and arrived at his native city by bus, during the ongoing Covid-19 nationwide lockdown, in Vijayawada. Photo: PTI

Yuvraj Malik

3 min read Last Updated : May 31 2020 | 12:38 PM IST

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease. Countries such as Brazil, Chile and Mexico are struggling to stem the spread of the virus, which initially peaked in China in February before large-scale outbreaks followed in Europe and the United States.

The first 41 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Wuhan, China, on 10 January and it took the world until April 1 to reach its first million cases. Since then, about 1 million new cases are reported every two weeks. Read more here

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