In the face of reports suggesting that Cuba will reach the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first two weeks of May, a group of experts and government officials announced new measures to prepare for the upcoming increase of cases, such as limitations on public transportation and the closing of certain non-essential businesses.

Experts say the coronavirus pandemic will bring on “a brutal ravaging” and a crisis of “high magnitude” for Latin America.

According to the Secretary of Labor, 450,000 Hondurans have been left without an income since the Covid-19 pandemic began. 240,000 are without work in the country.

According to reports from the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros (FNC), Colombia saw a decline in production and exports of coffee and grains in March of 2020.

The economic hardships have shaken the world’s foremost economies, which bodes worse for the historically sensitive economies of Latin America.

As Coronavirus continues to spread throughout Argentina, the government has implemented a series of measures to control the virus.

With the symptoms of COVID-19 ranging from no symptoms to severe respiratory issues and a high fever, it is hard to know when it is appropriate to get tested.

Despite a declaration by Guatemala’s president, Alejandro Giammattei, that businesses should not require non-essential employees to report to work, many companies have ordered their employees to continue working and some companies are forcing Guatemalans to count missed days due to restrictions associated with COVID-19 as vacation days or face firing.

The Ministerio de Producción (Produce) increased the quota for the capture of marine resources to 76,000 tons for authorized boats.

Residents of Yby Pytá in the Canindeyú province of Paraguay have started collecting food to send to the capital in order to help vulnerable families. Hugo Chaparro, a resident of the community, spearheaded the effort.