Bolivia police recover 420 dead in possible COVID-19 cases
Bolivia police recover 420 dead in possible COVID-19 cases July 22, 2020 GMT LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A special police unit collected 420 bodies over the preceding five days in two Bolivian cities, and 80% to 90% of the deceased were thought to have succumbed to COVID-19, authorities said Tuesday. Col. Ivan Rojas, director of the special crime-fighting force, said his officers recovered the bodies from streets, vehicles and homes in the capital, La Paz, and in Bolivia’s biggest city, Santa Cruz. Bolivia’s Institute of Forensic Investigations said that nationally from April 1 through Sunda...