COVID-19 Lowland South America

Indigenous tribe in Ecuador appeals for help to deal with coronavirus (8-30-20)

Indigenous tribe in Ecuador appeals for help to deal with coronavirus The Guardian / Lianne Kolirin 8-30-20 Achuar people blame illegal logging for spread and are asking international community for aid. Climate change and multinational corporations have long posed a threat to the people of the Amazon rainforest. Now,...

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Brazil bars Doctors Without Borders COVID-19 help to indigenous villages (8-20-20)

Brazil bars Doctors Without Borders COVID-19 help to indigenous villages Reuters 8-20-20 The Brazilian government has not allowed Médecins Sans Frontières to provide assistance to prevent and detect suspected cases of COVID-19 in seven villages of the Terena indigenous tribe in southern Brazil, the medical NGO said on...

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Líderes indígenas de Megantoni: “Nos pasean con los hospitales de contingencia” (8-19-20)

Líderes indígenas de Megantoni: “Nos pasean con los hospitales de contingencia” CAAAP 8-19-20 Las comunidades nativas y asentamientos rurales del distrito de Megantoni, provincia de La Convención, en Cusco, permanecen en alerta ante el avance de la pandemia por la COVID-19. Una situación que preocupa cada vez más...

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