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Coronavirus: Bolivians die as overwhelmed hospitals refuse to admit them

In Bolivia, people infected with the coronavirus are dying before they can access medical care. The country's overwhelmed hospitals are turning critically ill patients away, leaving anguished relatives to watch their loved ones die.

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