Response mechanisms of Latin American countries in the context of COVID-19

The article compares the strategies of Latin American countries to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their policies in the context of the first pandemic wave. The study was conducted on the cases of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Ecuador. The authors attempted to determine how severe the situation caused by coronavirus infection was in each of these countries, and to figure out influencing factors. The study showed that the epidemiological situation was influenced by such factors as the socio-economic conditions of the country, the degree of urbanization, the level of healthcare system, living conditions, population density, environmental indicators, the degree of trust in the authorities, etc. The collected data indicate that there are serious problems with the medical statistics in the region and with the financing of healthcare.

Keywords

Latin America, COVID-19, correlation analysis, mobilization mechanisms, GDP, health system, pandemic, trust, severity of the epidemiological situation

Acknowledgment

The study was carried out with financial support of the RFBR grant “Mobilization mechanisms of modern states in the face of epidemiological threats (comparative analysis of the experience of countering the COVID-19 pandemic)” (No. 21-011-31210).

Received

16.10.2021

Publication date

21.02.2022

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GOST	Dashkina I., Karateev A., Pashin M. Response mechanisms of Latin American countries in the context of COVID-19 // Latin America – 2022. – Issue 2 C. 6-22 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0017975-1-1 (circulation date: 04.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0017975-1
MLA	Dashkina, Irina, Karateev, Artem, Pashin, Mikhail "Response mechanisms of Latin American countries in the context of COVID-19." Latin America 2 (2022):6-22. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0017975-1
APA	Dashkina I., Karateev A., Pashin M. (2022). Response mechanisms of Latin American countries in the context of COVID-19. Latin America (2), pp.6-22 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0017975-1

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