LIMA/ASUNCION/SAN SALVADOR/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Countries around Latin America tightened restrictions on Monday to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, with Peru deploying military personnel on the streets, Costa Rica and Colombia closing their borders and Paraguay imposing a curfew. While the region has yet to be hit as hard as Asia or Europe, Latin American governments have moved aggressively to contain the virus that has shut down cities and international transport hubs and battered its financial markets. A diplomatic tiff erupted when El Salvador’s president accused Mexico – where the government has received some criticism for the speed of its response – of allowing people with the coronavirus to board a flight due to leave Mexico City for San Salvador.
