(NPR) How One Man — And A Creative Map — Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis

How One Man — And A Creative Map — Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis



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How One Man – And A Creative Map – Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis







Doviaza's maps overlay the daily number of COVID cases reported by the health ministry (depicted as the spike protein of the virus, shown in red) with locations of indigenous communities (dark green).



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How One Man — And A Creative Map — Made A Difference In Panama's COVID-19 Crisis






When COVID-19 hit, cartographer Carlos Doviaza wanted to help his "brothers" in Panama — members of the indigenous community. He decided to help by doing what he does best: making maps.