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The Latin American Country That's Beating Covid

The Latin American Country That's Beating Covid

FromPrognosis: Losing it


The Latin American Country That's Beating Covid

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The small South American nation of Uruguay is best known for its grass-fed beef and Atlantic beaches. But the country of 3.5 million people has another distinction: It seems to have dodged the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak despite being nestled between hotspot countries. The country has seen just 1,000 or so cases since the pandemic began, and only 33 deaths. Ken Parks reports the reasons may have as much to do with its policies from years past, as its present day virus response.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.