Coronavirus, l’America Latina è la seconda regione al mondo per numero di morti. FOTO

Con 144.758 decessi dichiarati ufficialmente, ha superato Stati Uniti e Canada, rimanendo seconda solo all’Europa, che ne conta 202.505. I contagiati nell’area, secondo i calcoli dell’agenzia Afp, sarebbero complessivamente 3,370 milioni. LA FOTOGALLERY

An employee in protective suit checks the temperature of a passenger entering Argentinian ferry service company Buquebus' terminal in the port of Montevideo, on July 10, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. - Technicians of the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU) set up a floating laboratory on a ferryboat of Buquebus -the only liner linking the capitals- after the polemic entry to Uruguay of two Argentinian citizens infected with COVID-19 in June. The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou requires since Monday that travellers from abroad have a negative test for the new coronavirus done within 72 hours before the trip and another one seven days after, since flights from Europe were resumed. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)

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L’America Latina ha superato Stati Uniti e Canada per numero di morti dovuti al nuovo Coronavirus. Nell’area le morti accertate, secondo una stima dell’agenzia France Presse (Afp), sarebbero 144.758

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LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - JULY 12: A health worker measures the temperature to a little girl during an operation to identify COVID-19 cases amid the Coronavirus pandemic on July 12, 2020 in La Paz, Bolivia. According to the World Health Organization, Bolivia has over 47,000 positive cases of COVID-19 and more than 1700 deaths. (Photo by Gaston Brito/Getty Images)

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La stima è aggiornata alle 10 ore italiane del 13 luglio. Al momento per Afp i contagiati nell’area sarebbero 3.370 milioni

Brasile, Bolsonaro positivo al Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 12: City hall inspectors warn and notify beach goers of new rules at Arpoador Beach amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on July 12, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The practice of physical activities on boardwalks and individual sports at sea is allowed. However, the use of chairs and tents on the sand is still prohibited. Mayor Marcelo Crivella warned of the intensification of inspection and the imposition of a fine for those who do not comply with the rules. (Photo by Bruna Prado/Getty Images)

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Per America Latina si intende la quasi totalità dell'America centrale e meridionale. Nello specifico, le nazioni che furono colonizzate da Spagna, Portogallo e Francia. Nella foto, controlli sulle spiagge di Rio de Janeiro, in Brasile, il Paese più colpito del Sud America

TOPSHOT - Brazilian accountant Tercio Galdino, 66, puts a helmet on as he prepares to go to Copacabana beach in protective suit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 12, 2020. - Tercio, who has a chronic lung disease, made protective suits (looking like astronauts gear) for him and his wife at home using suits used by health professionals. He says that, in addition to giving him protection against the new coronavirus, they also wear them for fun, as he has huge interest in astronomy. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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In Brasile, infatti, si contano circa la metà dei morti (72.100) e un totale di 1,865 milioni di casi

TOPSHOT - View of a mural depicting the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro putting on a face mask as he is surrounded by coronaviruses with his own face, in Rio de Janeiro's city centre, Brazil, on July 12, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. - The pandemic has killed at least 566,075 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Sunday based on official sources. The United States is the worst-hit country with 135,066 deaths, followed by Brazil with 71,469 fatalities. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tra i contagiati nel Paese anche il presidente Jair Bolsonaro, che nei mesi scorsi ha più volte sminuito la pericolosità della pandemia

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a passenger to be tested for COVID-19 before he is allowed to board a ferry to Buenos Aires, at Argentinian ferry service company Buquebus' terminal in the port of Montevideo, on July 10, 2020. - Technicians of the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU) set up a floating laboratory on a ferryboat of Buquebus -the only liner linking the capitals- after the polemic entry to Uruguay of two Argentinian citizens infected with COVID-19 in June. The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou requires since Monday that travellers from abroad have a negative test for the new coronavirus done within 72 hours before the trip and another one seven days after, since flights from Europe were resumed. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il capo di Stato, in quarantena da martedì 7 luglio, nelle ultime ore, nonostante la malattia, ha dichiarato che "la disinformazione è stata un'arma ampiamente usata" per accrescere la gravità della malattia

Footballs are sanitized before the Copa por Mexico pre-season football tournament match between Atlas and Tigres, at the Akron stadium in Zapopan, Metropolitan Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico, on July 12, 2020, amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. - The tournament is played without spectators as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il secondo Paese più colpito della zona è il Messico con le sue 35.006 vittime. Numero di morti che, nella triste classifica globale, ha superato quelli dell’Italia. Nella foto, le operazioni di sanificazione prima della partita di calcio Atlas-Tigres del 12 luglio

Coronavirus, a Rio de Janeiro spiagge aperte solo per fare sport. FOTO

Tourists walk along the Laguna de Chapala boardwalk in Chapala, state of Jalisco, Mexico, after the easing of measures and restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on July 12, 2020. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Con l’aumento dei contagi registrato il 12 luglio, il Messico è diventato il settimo Paese più colpito al mondo dalla pandemia, superando anche la Gran Bretagna

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