‘People are dying who did not have to die’: anger grows in Guatemala as Covid surges

Only 1.6% of the Guatemalan population has been fully vaccinated, and amid corruption allegations critics are calling on the president to quit

The last time Rene Garcia spoke with his family, he was having a coffee at home south of the Guatemalan capital last year after receiving an insulin shot that failed to improve his health.

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