FEATURE: COVID19 in Latin America at Heart of Prayer Vigil Organized by Sant’Egidio in Rome

To remember all the victims and the sick of coronavirus throughout Latin America…

This was the intention of the moving prayer vigil organized by the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio held in the Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola of Rome, on Thursday, July 9, 2020.

Many people from Latin America were present.

The American Continent, Sant’Egidio stressed in a statement, is very close to its heart.
the presence of many Communities that every day, from Mexico to Peru  from Argentina to El Salvador (to mention only a few) live concrete solidarity with the poor, bringing groceries, masks and gel to prevent infection.

However, the situation in Latin America continues to be worrying.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there are now more than three million cases of COVID-19. Of these, more than half concern Brazil, where the virus has killed over 67,000 people, according to a report drawn up by AFP, on the basis of data from official sources.

The confirmed cases at the time of the vigil of COVID19 between the continent and the Caribbean numbered 3,023,813, and those deceased from coronavirus in the region, then numbered 139,999.

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