Latin American Covid-19 graft helped kill thousands
In Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, the pandemic allowed governments to spend significant resources while relaxing internal controls, ‘creating a perfect storm for corruption’
26 September 2020 - 08:40
Rio de Janeiro — As Covid-19 patients flooded Rio de Janeiro’s public health system from early April to late May, Dr Pedro Archer found himself making gut-wrenching decisions.
People struggling to breathe needed ventilators, he said, but there were not enough to go around; those with a slim chance of recovery were passed over...
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