Bolivia sees new outbreak of COVID-19 with spikes in new daily cases


  • World
  • Monday, 11 Jan 2021

LA PAZ, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia is experiencing a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with 172,798 total cases reported to date, as the country faces an uncertain economic future and concerns about the effects of a new confinement.

Deputy Minister of Defense of User and Consumer Rights Jorge Silva said on Sunday that Bolivian Minister of Health Edgar Pozo was planning on rolling out a series of actions to fight COVID-19, including prevention, containment, and care.

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