BOGOTA, Colombia
Brazil said Thursday it was closing its land borders with neighbors for 15 days to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Brazil has the highest number of coronavirus infections in Latin America and recorded its sixth death from the virus, while the number of infections nationwide rose to 428, according to health officials.
It already closed its border March 18 to with Venezuela.
In Chile, cases have doubled every two or three days, as have Argentina, Peru and Colombia, which have taken more drastic measures recently to curb the spread.
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