LIMA/ASUNCION/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Countries around Latin America tightened restrictions on Monday to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, with Peru putting military personnel on the streets, Costa Rica and Colombia closing their borders and other countries ordering curfews.
While the region has yet to be hit as hard as Asia or Europe, Latin
American governments have moved aggressively to contain the virus that has shut down cities and international transport hubs and battered its financial markets.
A diplomatic tiff erupted when El Salvador's president accused
Mexico of allowing people with the virus to board a flight due to leave Mexico City for San Salvador.