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New episodes of the disease COVID-19 record in Latin America, some experts insist that it is time to sound the alarm, because the region could become a new focus of the pandemic. It is reported "Radio Sputnik".

The head of the Brazilian division "Doctors without borders" Ana de Lemos said that in the past few weeks in Latin American countries recorded the highest level of morbidity and mortality.

The author of the article underlines that in some cities the situation is comparable to the peak of the epidemic in the U.S. and Europe.

"In the capital of Peru Lima dies twice as many people than usual. The figure compares with the worst month of the epidemic in Paris", – stated in the material.

In the Brazilian city of Manaus, where live two million people, the mortality rate increased by three times.