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It connects implications for economic policy to sectoral dynamics in the region, presenting findings and conclusions based on analysis developed by World Bank staff with external contributions, supported by references and supporting notes.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nWORLD BANK LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES  \nGoing Viral  \nCOVID-19 AND THE ACCELERATED TRANSFORMATION OF JOBS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN  \nGuillermo Beylis, Roberto Fattal Jaef, Michael Morris, Ashwini Rekha Sebastian, and Rishabh Sinha  \nGoing Viral  \nLATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES  \nGoing Viral:  \nCOVID-19 and the Accelerated Transformation of Jobs in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean  \nGuillermo Beylis, Roberto Fattal Jaef, Michael Morris, Ashwini Rekha Sebastian, and Rishabh Sinha  \n© 2020 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433  \nTelephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nSome rights reserved 1 2 3 4 23 22 21 20  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. 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