LA PAZ, Bolivia—Hooked up to ventilators, 11 prematurely born infants struggled for survival on Aug. 13 in the intensive care ward of a Bolivian maternity hospital.
The babies’ supply of oxygen is in peril, doctors say, because of nationwide blockades by supporters of the party of former President Evo Morales who object to the recent postponement of elections. Bolivia’s political crisis adds to the burden on its health care system, which was already grappling with the coronavirus as it continues to spread across one of Latin America’s poorest countries.
