Nicaragua inaction on virus raises fears of regional spread
Nicaragua inaction on virus raises fears of regional spread By GABRIELA SELSERApril 9, 2020 GMT MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — International health officials are warning that the Nicaraguan government’s perplexing weekslong refusal to take measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus is heightening the risk of an epidemic in Central America even as neighboring countries take tough action. President Daniel Ortega’s government urged Nicaraguans to party during Carnival celebrations, and it has said they should keep attending sports events and cultural festivals, and pack the countryâ...
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