Havana, March 25 (RHC)—Cuba confirmed on Wednesday 9 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing to 57 the total of patients who have tested positive on the island.... More
Rome, March 25 (RHC)-- Italy has decided to raise fines for people defying quarantine requirements by up to 15 times in a desperate attempt to curb the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that has already killed more people in Italy than anywhere else.... More
Washington, March 25 (RHC)-- Sixteen states around the U.S. have so far announced or enacted stay-at-home orders affecting over 40% of the U.S. population as coronavirus cases start to overwhelm hospitals and threaten severe medical supply shortages. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday the military is getting ready to deploy field hospitals to New York and Seattle, and the first of two military hospital ships was dispatched on Monday to increase hospital bed capacity.... More
New York, March 25 (RHC)-- In New York, officials with the Office of Refugee Resettlement have refused to free migrant children who are currently being held in two facilities where staff members tested positive for coronavirus. ... More
San Juan, March 25 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico passed a record $787 million financial package to fight the economic hit caused by the pandemic. Measures include a three-month moratorium on mortgage payments, as well as other loans; bonuses for essential services providers such as medical staff and police; and improving remote education by buying tablets and educational tools. ... More
New York, March 25 (RHC)-- In an unprecedented move to salvage the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve says it would buy unlimited amounts of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, and extend loans to businesses. ... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- National authorities are calling for urgent savings in the use of water, and the acceleration of the constructive actions currently being carried out in critical positions of the hydraulic infrastructure in Havana.... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has sent a letter to President Miguel Diaz-Canel to praise the island's international cooperation amid the Covid-019 pandemic.... More
Havana, March 24 (RHC) Cuban Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodriguez, told the press on Tuesday that in compliance with the State's new measures on COVID-19, it is in the interest of the transporters to contribute to the protection of the population.... More
London, March 25 (RHC)-- Defense lawyers for Australian journalist Julian Assange will apply for bail on Wednesday as they believe he is vulnerable to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the British prison where he is being held.... More
Geneva, March 25 (RHC)-- Sanctions should be revisited or suspended altogether during the COVID-19 crisis, the UN human rights chief has said, arguing that they might cause healthcare in affected countries to collapse, and harm the situation globally.... More
Brasilia, March 25 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was forced to walk back a decree letting companies suspend pay to workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, following criticism from congressional leaders and rising discontent over his handling of the crisis.... More
Caracas, March 24 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced Tuesday that Washington refuses to authorize humanitarian flights to bring back Venezuelans stranded in the United States.... More
Maputo, March 24 (RHC)-- More than 60 people have been found dead in a cargo container in Mozambique's northwest Tete province, according to reports. The cause of the deaths is suspected to be asphyxiation, a senior hospital official, who asked not be named because he does not have the authority to speak to the media, told AFP news agency on Tuesday.... More
United Nations, March 24 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a global ceasefire to “end the sickness of war” and focus all of the world’s resources on fighting the pandemic. ... More
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