COVID-19 in Latin America: Novel transmission dynamics for a global pandemic?

Abstract

The COVID-19 virus expanded from China into Western Asia, Europe, and North America, impacting many of the world's wealthiest countries. Brazil reported Latin America's first case in late February 2020, and in less than a month, over 7,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among nearly every country and territory in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).