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Feeding the most vulnerable in Latin America during the pandemic

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Buenos Aires / Sao Paulo / Montevideo, Apr 6 (EFE) .- (Camera: JAVIER CASTRO BUGARÍN, ANTONIO LACERDA, BETO CARATOZZOLO, SANTIAGO CARBONE, RAÚL MARTÍNEZ) The spread of coronavirus in Latin America represents an added challenge for the region: How to feed the 187 million vulnerable people?The quarantines decreed by the pandemic, which deprive many of their daily livelihoods, have led social organizations, governments and citizens to join efforts to ensure that the most vulnerable can take food home and thus be able to respect isolation.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE GETTING FOOD IN BUENOS AIRES, SAO PAULO AND MONTEVIDEO.

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