Beijing, April 16 (RHC)-- China has approved clinical trials for two experimental vaccines against the novel coronavirus. Both Chinese research teams have skipped testing on laboratory animals and are fast-tracking tests on human subjects. ... More
Washington, April 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Ohio, the head of a prison guards’ union says a fifth prisoner has died of COVID-19 at the Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, where 36 prisoners and 26 staff members have tested positive. ... More
London, April 16 (RHC)-- A WHO public health expert has warned that if the coronavirus is allowed to “march through” Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent unarrested, the rest of the world risks being hit by repeated bouts of COVID-19.... More
Havana, April 15 (RHC)—With no prospects for an effective vaccine for COVID-19 in the near future, Cuba´s Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Francisco Duran says that the best options for protection still are isolation, hand washing, social distancing and the use of face masks.... More
Beijing, April 15 (RHC)-- Beijing has blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for cutting funds for the World Health Organization (WHO), warning it would have serious implications for the global COVID-19 response.... More
Washington, April 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a budget watchdog has warned that the federal budget deficit would rise by a record-smashing $3.8 trillion this year — even if lawmakers don’t pass any more stimulus bills, which they’re widely expected to do. Deficit spending is on track to top 18.7% of the U.S. gross domestic product — the highest rate since World War II.... More
Bogota, April 15 (RHC)-- In Colombia, the persecution of former combatants of the ex-guerrilla group FARC-EP persists, even though they are returning to normal life, according to the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force political party.... More
![Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, left, speaks to Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, with President Bolsonaro in the middle. (Photo: Andre Borges/AP Photo] [](https://www.radiohc.cu/articles/9214-brazi-bol-health-min.jpg "Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, left, speaks to Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, with President Bolsonaro in the middle. (Photo: Andre Borges/AP Photo] [")
Brasilia, April 16 (RHC)-- Brazil's Health Ministry has announced that Health Secretary Wanderson de Oliveira has resigned, as tensions between Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro over the handling of the coronavirus crisis escalate.... More
La Paz, April 15 (RHC)-- Bolivian native organizations denounced the de facto president Jeanine Añez for discrimination against Indigenous communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Vienna, April 15 (RHC)-- The governments of Austria, Denmark and Italy have all begun easing lockdown restrictions, allowing certain segments of the workforce to return to work in a staggered manner, in a bid to revive the countries’ ailing economies.... More
Cuban musicians continue offering their art on social networks, as well as on national radio and television. Septeto Habanero, which is this year celebrating its 100th anniversary, offered one such online concert this past Tuesday. ... More
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Andy Montañez has blasted Washington’s blockade of Cuba as criminal and demanded its lifting as the Caribbean state wages a war against the Covid-19 pandemic.... More
Popular Cuban duo Gente de Zona is among the stars set to perform from isolation to help raise coronavirus charity cash during the 48-hour Music Lives digital festival. ... More
Researchers estimate that the increase in net methane emission in the Arctic would be smaller than previous predictions, according to a recently published research article in the journal Nature Climate Change.... More
Havana, April 15 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported on Wednesday that there are 48 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 814 positive cases across the island. ... More
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