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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 pass the drink around. Today, however, the new coronavirus outbreak has made people quit sharing, to prevent spreading COVID-19.  (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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Virus fears curb old mate custom in parts of South America
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.