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Plastic covers a communal holy water font, used by people who dip their fingers into the water then make a sign of the cross on their foreheads, as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The vast majority of people recover from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Plastic covers a communal holy water font, used by people who dip their fingers into the water then make a sign of the cross on their foreheads, as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The vast majority of people recover from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

March 20, 2020

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Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread
March 20, 2020 1:13 p.m.

Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The West African nation of Mali has roughly one ventilator per 1 million people — 20 in all to help the critically ill with respiratory failure. In Peru, with more than 32 million people, about 350 beds in intensive care units exist.