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How Indigenous People in the Amazon Are Coping With the Coronavirus Pandemic

Nina Moeller & JM Pedersen brazil, coronavirus, covid-19, indigenous people, south america, the conversation 27 April 2020

Indigenous Shipibo people using facial masks made of leaves in the province of Uyacali, Peru. AIDESEP / EPA

For indigenous people in the Amazon, the lockdown may be a greater worry than the coronavirus disease itself.