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Nicaragua: Mixed Messages from the Catholic Church and Ortega Gov. on Covid-19

March 30, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

Granada’s pro-Ortega mayor organizes the traditional pilgrimage despite it being cancelled by the Bishop to avoid contagion.

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Nutrition and Coronavirus in Cuba

March 28, 2020 Circles Robinson 4 Comments

Cuban families face a number of challenges staying fed, including the choice to stay at home or go out on the street to try and purchase needed food items,

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Orchid Festival in Havana

March 27, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

From March 12-15 [before the measures to combat the coronavirus in Cuba] the annual Havana Orchid Festival took place in the capital. (18 photos)

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Coronavirus Threatens Cuba’s Aged Population

March 26, 2020 Circles Robinson 2 Comments

Elderly women and men take to Cuba’s streets every day mainly to buy medicine and food in Latin America’s second country with the most aged population.

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Whistleblowing Doctors Complain of “Unsafe Conditions” in Nicaraguan Hospitals

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

They’re not allowed to use masks or gloves, or speak of the pandemic. The group Medical Unity demands “protection for the health workers.”

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Cuban Civil Society Responds to the COVID-19 Outbreak?

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Circles Robinson 1 Comment

Civic initiatives encourage actions of solidarity towards those infected, to raise awareness about the risks of COVID-19 and how to prevent an outbreak.