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Peru becomes world's deadliest coronavirus hot spot

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Lima (Peru), Sep 2 (EFE).- Peru is now the country with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in relation to its population size, more than 70,000 so far. It is Peru's new and macabre milestone, as the country has seen more people die in half a year than during the conflict between the State and Marxist guerrilla groups Shining Path and Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), which left 69,000 deaths.FOOTAGE OF A CEMETERY AND TRIBUTE TO VICTMS OF TERRORISM.

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