The story of Uruguay as Latin America& #39;s outlier in keeping down Covid cases feels under-appreciated (chart below via https://bit.ly/3kZX309 ).">https://bit.ly/3kZX309&q... Brief thread...

Haven& #39;t seen a ton written about it, but here was a useful overview that includes links -- https://bit.ly/3cHSaGm .">https://bit.ly/3cHSaGm&q... It suggests Uruguay& #39;s domestically produced test kit, making it possible to test early and frequently, is largely responsible for outperforming its neighbors:

Uruguay& #39;s positivity rate is 0.5% (!!!), whereas nearby (5.4%), Paraguay (26%), Bolivia (31.4%), and Argentina (an astonishing 66.6%) are all much higher. Via @ourworld: https://bit.ly/33gN3tx ">https://bit.ly/33gN3tx&q...

Other articles have emphasized Uruguay& #39;s early public health interventions and its low density: https://bit.ly/2ELO43i ">https://bit.ly/2ELO43i&q... & https://wapo.st/30ocfwt ">https://wapo.st/30ocfwt&q...

I& #39;m no expert on Uruguay and I don& #39;t know what the best explanation is, but it seemed worth noting given the absence of commentary about its impressive success relative to its region. END THREAD

That& #39;s *Chile with the 5.4% positivity rate in the second tweet above. Dunno how that got deleted...