Indigenous Ticuna and Yagua at risk of contracting coronavirus due to lack of control in the tri-state border between Peru, Colombia and Brazil
The Ticuna and Yagua indigenous communities fear for their lives and the possible complete disappearance of their people due to their dangerous proximity to the tri-country border area connecting Peru, Colombia and Brazil, where 17 cases of COVID-19 have already been confirmed. In the area of Peru, in Santa Rosa de Yavarí, there are two people infected and there is no medical equipment to attend to them there nor in the nearby city. Doctors provide care without protection and are…