CORONAVIRUS BOLIVIA (ADDS VIDEO)
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Health
Covid-19 surge puts damper on New Year’s revelry in Bolivia
La Paz, Dec 29 (EFE).- Officials in three Bolivian cities said Wednesday that they were withdrawing permits for New Year’s…
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‘It’s super’: the verdict of young Bolivians now lining up for vaccines
By Gabriel Romano La Paz/Santa Cruz, Jul 1 (EFE).- The first day of Covid-19 vaccination in Bolivia for those aged…
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Central Bolivia desperate for medical oxygen amid third Covid wave
Cochabamba, Bolivia, Jun 1 (EFE).- Scenes of despair, concern and tears are seen at the doors of hospitals in the…
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La Paz begins extensive door-to-door testing amid increasing Covid-19 cases
La Paz, Aug 21 (efe-epa).- The Bolivian capital of La Paz started Friday an extensive campaign of door-to-door testing to…
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Labor & Workforce
Unemployed Bolivian bus, taxi drivers resort to panhandling amid lockdown
Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jun 25 (efe-epa).- “We’re drivers. We need help for our communal kitchen,” read one sign help up…
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Plasma donation, final hope for Covid-19 patients in Bolivia
By Luis Ángel Reglero La Paz, Jun 23 (efe-epa).- Bolivia’s social media sites are filled with messages from desperate families…
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Bolivia’s “Covid Angels” aid coronavirus fight in hard-hit eastern city
Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jun 19 (efe-epa).- A group of Bolivian volunteer health professionals have been providing much-needed relief to hospitals…
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Coronavirus characters help Bolivian police raise COVID-19 awareness
By Gina Baldivieso. La Paz, Mar 26 (efe-epa).- One is fluorescent green and the other purple. Both sport evil smiles.…
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