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In this March 17, 2020 photo, Paola Garcia walks past herbal "mate" mugs at the shop where she works in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. In Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, drinking and sharing the herbal drink is a custom among family members, office colleagues and schoolmates, who pass the drink around and use the same straw. Today, however, the new coronavirus outbreak has made people quit sharing, to prevent spreading COVID-19. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

In this March 17, 2020 photo, Paola Garcia walks past herbal "mate" mugs at the shop where she works in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. In Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, drinking and sharing the herbal drink is a custom among family members, office colleagues and schoolmates, who pass the drink around and use the same straw. Today, however, the new coronavirus outbreak has made people quit sharing, to prevent spreading COVID-19. (AP Photo/Natach…

March 20, 2020

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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.