The country’s economy was already in serious difficulty before the pandemic hit. Now, Italy could enter its fourth recession in a decade.

Migrants from Haiti, Central America and Venezuela have been caught in the middle of their journeys by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Latin American church is building up its support structure to respond to this emerging crisis.

The national measures being taken against the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa are unprecedented and are considered among the strictest in the world.

At each of Mexico City’s 13 prisons, hundreds of people are still admitted each visiting day to see their imprisoned family members. For the inmates, they are a vital lifeline.

In Buenos Aires, the local Catholic Church is doing what it can to help its flock during the coronavirus crisis.

Ms. Aguila and her husband are undocumented immigrants, but their children are U.S. citizens. If the children catch the coronavirus, she said, they will have health care. But as far as her husband and herself, Ms. Aguila said their only plan is just to not get sick.