Coronavirus Has Strengthened Social and Economic Inequality in the U.S. and the Americas

• By Joergen Haisem
• (General Dispatch) – The annual report presented by Amnesty International’s regulator indicated that the United States and several countries in the Americas have increased economic and social inequality following the arrival of the Chinese coronavirus.

• According to the report, North America, Central America and South America have been the most devastated by the pandemic, registering 1.3 million deaths and 55 million infections.

• At the same time, countries such as Brazil, the United States and Mexico are projected to have the highest mortality rates on the planet. The reasons may lie in the lack of strengthening of the health sector in dealing with emergencies.

• Firstly, the report points out that covid-19 accelerated systemic inequality, causing unparalleled economic and social destruction, making the Americas the most affected continent.  

• Everything seems to indicate that the different governments of the nations that make up the American continent directed their efforts according to their capacities, many of them did not have the mechanisms to face a human tragedy of such magnitude.

• On the other hand, the social strata showed the remarkable inequality, because according to their purchasing power they were able to respond to the treatments used to stop the pandemic. While the most vulnerable died.

• Most of the health organizations in the Americas stated that the economic incapacity of their governments contributed greatly to the curve of infections and deaths since last year.

• It is hoped that many of the governments in the Americas will be able to rebuild the fragments left after sudden destruction. However, the countries’ economies do not appear to be strong enough to do so.

Adittional Information:

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