Sacramento, March 20 (RHC)-- In the United States, where confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled over the past two days, California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered all of California — 40 million residents — to remain at home, effective immediately. ... More
Bogota, March 20 (RHC)-- Colombia will block entry to everyone traveling from abroad from midnight on Monday to control the spread of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque has announced, under pressure domestically to react efficiently to the global pandemic.... More
Seattle, March 20 (RHC)-- The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 200 and the number of cases surged past 14,000, forcing the state of California to order a state-wide lockdown. ... More
Havana, (RHC) - Cuban sportsmen and women hired in European leagues are complying with health protection measures and are out of danger in the face of the Covid-19 threat.... More
Athens, (RHC) - The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games received the Olympic torch in a ceremony without an audience in the Greek capital.... More
Rome, March 20 (RHC)-- The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 10,000, with nearly a quarter of a million confirmed cases of COVID-19. Italy’s death toll has now surpassed China’s, where the outbreak was first reported, with over 3,400 deaths and more than 41,000 confirmed cases. ... More
Seattle, March 20 (RHC)-- Hospitals around the United States are already reporting shortages of testing swabs and protective gear to shield medical workers from infection. In Washington state, workers at Providence St. Joseph Health purchased vinyl sheets, foam and industrial tape from Home Depot and began manufacturing their own face shields and masks after supplies began to dwindle. ... More
Havana, March 20 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, led a meeting on Thursday with the participation of authorities of the provinces and the special municipality of Isle of Youth through video conference.... More
Paris, March 20 (RHC)--The France-Cuba association has requested French authorities to ask Cuba for support in the fight against the coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, through access to the drug recombinant interferon-alpha 2B.... More
Havana, March 20 (RHC)--A total of 53 Cuban doctors and nurses will arrive this Saturday in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy, to assist in the treatment of patients infected with the new coronavirus.... More
Tehran, March 20 (RHC)-- Iran has censured certain Arab countries for preventing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from issuing a joint statement in condemnation of the illegal U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, amid the country’s fight on the coronavirus outbreak.... More
Washington, March 20 (RHC)-- In the United States, the pandemic has reached all 50 states, after West Virginia reported its first COVID-19 patient. There have been over 176 deaths in the U.S., but public health experts warn the true rate of infection is likely much higher due to a severe shortage of tests. ... More
Caracas, March 19 (RHC)-- A special medicine and medical supplies shipment arrived in Venezuela from China on Thursday, March 19th, as the Asian nation continues to provide assistance to the Bolivarian Republic.... More
Havana, March 19 (RHC)—Cuban health authorities confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing to 16 the total amount reported on the island.... More
Washington, March 19 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments threatening the International Criminal Court (ICC) staff and their family members for investigating alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan.... More
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