How Latin America can confront COVID-19 - tips from former world leaders

Apr 23, 2020

The statue of Christ the Redeemer is lit up with the image of a medical worker during an Easter Sunday event, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes - RC293G9K7FRI

The statue of Christ the Redeemer has been lit up to show support for the world's healthcare workers throughout the pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President, Institute Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil

Ricardo Lagos

Professor at Large at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University

Juan Manuel Santos

Conservation International Arnhold Distinguished Fellow, Former President of Colombia, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Ernesto Zedillo

Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University

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