Central American countries have decided to halt the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic by reopening their borders to commerce.

COVID-19 has already severely affected El Salvador, Panama, and Ecuador economically, but now the pandemic is threatening them to get rid of their dollarization.

In 2020, Colombia seeks to surpass the $395 million made in 2019 from the exportation of goods to the Dominican Republic.

After peace talks held in Cuba between the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and the Colombian government broke down, the Cuban government has refused the request of the Colombian government to capture and extradite the ELN negotiators.

Hundreds of Venezuelans are reportedly camping outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Santiago, Chile, where, for weeks, they have sought assistance to return to their country.

While governments across Latin America have imposed strict quarantine measures, the Nicaraguan government has resisted the imposition of virus control and prevention measures.

Costa Rica and El Salvador are ready to open a ferry line that will bypass Nicaraguan unrest in order to keep trade in Central America working.

Mexico continues to accept foreign and domestic flights and carry out festivals that could have large groups of people without implementing social distancing regulations.

More than 3,000 Venezuelan citizens have been left stranded in Tulcán, Ecuador and Ipiales, Colombia due to restrictions on border crossings put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

With the COVID-19 situation becoming worse, the Pan American Health Organization (OPS/PAHO) has expressed concern over the growing numbers of those testing positive for the virus.