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COVID-19 in Latin America: A High Toll on Lives and Livelihoods
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Mr. Bas B. Bakker
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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2021: Issue 168
Language:
English
Publication Date:
11 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573434.001
ISBN:
9781513573434
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
60
Keywords:
later lockdown; dynamics of Covid-19 epidemic; lock-downs in Latin America; modeling lockdown type; lockdowns in Latin America; COVID-19; South America; Caribbean; Europe; Western Europe; Asia and Pacific
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Latin America was hit hard by Covid-19, both in terms of lives and livelihoods. Early lockdowns in the second quarter of 2020 prevented an explosion of deaths at the time but did not stop the pandemic from later wreaking havoc in the region. This paper investigates the dynamics of pandemics in Latin America and how it differed from elsewhere. We probe the role of non-pharmaceutical interventions; the effectiveness (or lack of thereof) lock-downs in Latin America; which structural factors contributed to the high death toll in Latin America, and the extent to which the epidemic harmed the economy. Finally, we briefly analyze the roots of the second-waves that started in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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