More than 1,000 COVID-19 infections in Buenos Aires slum

Activists in Argentina are calling for the government to help a poor area of Buenos Aires, which has been hit hard by COVID-19.

People in some of Argentina’s poorest neighbourhoods are demanding government help to stop the spread of the coronavirus through their communities.

There are more than 1,000 confirmed cases in the Villa 31 slum in Buenos Aires, which is overcrowded and lacks running water.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires.