Latin America and Caribbean reports dangerous surge

Colombia - Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed 10.4 million cases and 380,000 deaths Monday from the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 40 million people worldwide. Despite a second wave emerging in Europe, Latin America is still the hardest hit region by the pandemic. Argentina has become the fifth country in the world to exceed one million cases after infections accelerated in recent weeks. The country follows in the footsteps of the US, India, Brazil and Russia, all with far larger populations than Argentina's roughly 45 million people. After having imposed a strict quarantine since March 20, the government has eased restrictions to help revive economic growth, leading to a rise in infections. The country has 1,002,662 cases and 26,716 deaths.