The South America and the Caribbean have crossed the milestone of 5 million cases of Covid-19, according to a count by AFP from official figures. The pandemic has claimed more than 202.000 dead in the same region, where Brazil, which has 210 million inhabitants, remains the country hardest hit with about 95.000 deaths.

millions of Filipinos returned on Tuesday with the reconfinement in the face of a worsening epidemic of Covid-19, in which the progress seems inexorable. More than 27 million people, or about one-quarter of the population of the Philippines, are again forced to remain at home.