Peru struggles with world’s worst COVID-19 mortality rate

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Peru has the highest per capita COVID-19 mortality rate of any country in the world. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Patricia Garcia, Peru’s equivalent of the United States’ Dr. Anthony Fauci. The well-regarded former Minister of Health in Peru explains the conditions that have led to the country’s crisis.

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