COVID-19 pandemic has not peaked in Americas yet, PAHO says

The COVID-19 pandemic may not peak until July, leaders of the Pan American Health Organization said during a virtual press conference today.
Carissa F. Etienne, MD, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), said there are nearly 4 million cases and 240,000 deaths attributable to COVID-19 in the region.
“This epidemic is still accelerating in the region. We are not seeing transmission slowing down,” Etienne said.
She added that cases of COVID-19 are still increasing in the following areas:
“Why do borders matter? Before COVID-19, these areas were home to vulnerable

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