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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, 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.