Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced the country will enter into a lockdown for nine days amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Watch: The country recorded 435 fatalities on Thursday over 35,000 new COVID-19 cases and nearly 500 fatalities per day for the last 7 days.

'We are in a critical moment': Argentina enters lockdown amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Brazil's Amazonas has announced a curfew to slow the spread of the coronavirus with authorities warning dire situation across the vast state. Watch: Amazonas on Thursday announced a 10-day curfew to combat the virus.

Brazil's Amazonas state runs out of oxygen supply amid soaring virus cases

Uruguay is one of the fourteen countries whose citizens will be allowed by the European Union as it reopens its borders for travellers even as it has banned visitors from Brazil from entering the continent.

Uruguay's coronavirus model stands out as Latin America struggles with pandemic

In an unprecedented development, newborn triplets in Mexico tested positive for coronavirus even though their parents did not contact the virus. Mexican health authorities said that the triplets - two boys and a girl - were tested four hours after being born on June 17.

Newborn Mexican triplets test COVID-19 positive, parents do not

As the number of coronavirus cases in Latin America crossed 1.5 million, Brazil on Thursday reported 40,000 total deaths due to COVID-19 and 800,000 cases. Also Read: Several US states report spike in coronavirus cases as stocks plunge The death toll in Brazil due to the virus stood at 40,900 which is the third higest in the world.

COVID-19: Death toll in Brazil crosses 40,000; Peru reports deaths of 170 cops

More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing pressure on an already stretched healthcare system.

Latin America reports 70,000 coronavirus deaths

The Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Bolsonaro government to resume publishing coronavirus data after it had stopped making news of COVID-19 pubic.

Brazilian Supreme Court orders Bolsonaro government to resume publishing coronavirus data

Latin America is on the way to becoming the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic after Brazil and Mexico record spike in coronavirus deaths. Brazil has recorded 1,349 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours whereas Mexico has recorded more than 1,000 deaths in one day for the first time.

Latin America witnesses surge in coronavirus cases

Amid growing number of coronavirus cases in the country, Brazil's health ministry today recommended using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat even mild and moderate coronavirus cases.

Amid rising cases, Brazil's health ministry recommends hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus cases

Brazil's death toll due to coronavirus crossed 5,000 on Wednesday, the country's health ministry said. Also Read: US vice-president Mike Pence visits clinic without wearing mask There are now 5,107 fatalities due to COVID-19 in the country with 71,886 infected cases.

Brazil's coronavirus death toll crosses 5,000

Soon after the Wuhan virus began spreading beyond China, countries across the world started releasing prisoners to avoid a possible catastrophe but some Latin American countries refrained from freeing their inmates.

Inmates in El Salvador suffer as Latin American prisons breed COVID-19

Twitter on Sunday removed two tweets by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for not confirming to public health guidelines on coronavirus. Also Read: Brazil's Bolsonaro questions coronavirus deaths, says 'sorry, some will die' The social networking site while taking down the tweets said that it had recently expanded its global rules on managing content that contradicted public health information from official sources and could put people at greater risk of transmitting COVID-19.

Twitter removes Bolsonaro's posts for 'contradicting public health information'

As Brazil confirmed four deaths due to coronavirus, Brazilians hit out at President Jair Bolsonaro after he said the nation should "calm down" and not "let ourselves go into hysteria" over the coronavirus outbreak.

Bolsonaro out! Brazil erupts over president's 'hysteria' remark

Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Brazilian jails after their release was suspended, a day ahead of their release due to the coronavirus outbreak. Also Read: Amid speculations, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus Sao Paulo state prison authorities confirmed that several prisoners had fled from at least four jails on Monday even as local media reports said at least 1,000 prisoners had fled.

Prisoners in Brazil escape from jail ahead of coronavirus lockdown

Pakistan reported a fifth case of coronavirus on Monday after a patient was detected with the virus in Gilgit Baltistan. Also Read: Pakistan confirms two more coronavirus cases, brings total to four A 45-year-old woman who arrived from Iran contacted the virus, authorities said.

Pakistan confirms fifth case of coronavirus

Brazil's health ministry said a person in Sao Paulo has been diagnosed with coronavirus as Latin America came under the grip of the virus. Also Read: Another person dies in France as death toll rises in Iran A 61-year-old person who had returned from Italy's Lombardy region was detected with the virus, Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said.

Brazil confirms Latin America's first coronavirus case; US reports 57 cases