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Uruguay quietly beats coronavirus, distinguishing itself from its South American neighbors – yet again

  • Written by Jennifer Pribble, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, University of Richmond
imageLife is resuming in Uruguay, where some students returned to school in April and the remainder will go back in on June 29. Daniel Rodrigues/adhoc/AFP via Getty Images)

Latin America is the world’s new coronavirus epicenter, but Uruguay – a small South American nation of 3.5 million people – has so far avoided the devastation...

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