Guatemala correspondent Sonia Pérez D. acted on a tip from a government source to report that a recent flight from the U.S. had 44 deportees who so far had tested positive for the coronavirus. The scoop was explosive in Guatemala where angst is growing about deportees spreading the virus and it forced the U.S. government to speak more about the virus’s spread among detained migrants. A story from a competitive agency had to credit the AP exclusive. https://bit.ly/2VRjda0
Scoop on deportees arriving in Guatemala with virus
Guatemalan citizens recently deported from the U.S. acknowledge reporters as they stand inside a temporary shelter in Guatemala City where the deportees were waiting for their coronavirus test results, April 16, 2020. Guatemala’s health minister said that deportees from the U.S. were driving up the country’s COVID-19 caseload.
AP Photo / Moises Castillo