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Peru’s Health System in Collapse as COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 20,000

HeadlineAug 07, 2020

In Mexico, the death toll has topped 50,000 — the world’s third-highest total behind the United States and Brazil.

In Peru, the death toll has reached 20,000. Peruvian doctors warn the country’s health system is overwhelmed.

Dr. Rosulo Narciso: “We’re overcrowded. We have no staff, no doctors, no nurses, no medication, no personal protective equipment, no oxygen. What do we do?”

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