In this March 17, 2020 photo, Artemio Lezcano, front, and a work colleague, drink their own mugs of cold "mate," instead of sharing one as they usually do, at their fruit stand at Mercado 4 in Asuncion, Paraguay. "This is a solution to continue drinking" said Lezcano." In Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, drinking and sharing the herb "mate" is a tradition among family members, office colleagues and schoolmates, who share the straw as they …
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 1:47 p.m.
Virus fears curb old mate custom in parts of South America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Sharing the mate beverage is an old tradition in parts of South America. The new coronavirus is changing that.