In this March 17, 2020 photo, Anibal Meza, right, and Juan Benitez share cold "mate" at their chicken stall at Mercado 4 in Asuncion, Paraguay. Both men agreed they'd never quit the communal drink but would consider drinking their own individual mugs. 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, how…
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.