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Deaths and desperation mount in Ecuador, epicenter of coronavirus pandemic in Latin America

  • Written by Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
Deaths and desperation mount in Ecuador, epicenter of coronavirus pandemic in Latin AmericaCoffins await burial at the Jardines de Esperanza cemetery in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 10, 2020. Eduardo Maquilon/Getty Images

Dead bodies are lying at home and in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, a city so hard-hit by coronavirus that overfilled hospitals are turning away even very ill patients and funeral homes are unavailable for burial.

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