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May 25, 2020El Espectador

Ricardo Fort in El Espectador: Why did Peru become the second country with the most cases of COVID-19 in Latin America?

Why is Peru the second country with the most cases of COVID-19 in Latin America? According to Ricardo Fort, crowds in the food markets were one of the key reasons. “In addition, people who visited these places returned to households with high levels of overcrowding and with a strong presence of seniors,” explained GRADE’s senior researcher, via the Colombian newspaper El Espectador.