SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Regional response efforts to the latest variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as Omicron, has been erratic since the arrival of the first case in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 23. Countermeasures by governments in Latin America range from tightening border and entry requirements, to vaccine mandates, to talk of lockdowns, or the completely nonchalant and dropping entry restrictions entirely. At present, the COVID-19 virus has killed 1,570,000 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Case numbers and the new variant aside, El Salvador became the first country in the world to drop all of its virus entry requirements on Nov. 17, 2021. On Jan. 3, the administration of President Nayib Bukele announced preparations for any rebound in CCP virus cases while touting their “robust public health system” had plenty of medical supplies and hospital beds. Officials also said they have enough vaccines to immunize the entire …
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