In rare move, Uruguay opens borders for residents infected with COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: Daniel Salinas delivers a speech as he assumes his post as Minister of Public Health, under the new government of Uruguay, in Montevideo, Uruguay March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mariana Greif/File Photo

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay has opened its borders to citizens and residents even if they are infected with COVID-19, a rare move amid surging cases worldwide, though passengers would need to travel in private vehicles across the border and be in a family "bubble".

The South American country's government said the move was in "solidarity" with Uruguayans and residents who were infected with the virus abroad.