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The Latest: UN says COVID worse this year for poor nations

| July 26, 2021 3:30 PM

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s deputy humanitarian chief is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting conflict-ridden and impoverished countries much worse this year than in 2020, with many facing higher caseloads and rising deaths.

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