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So, “Stay at Home” Is in Order

I started staying home about a week or ten days before the official order. It made sense, as I’m no longer young. I wasn’t really prepared. Who was, really?

Trying to Creatively Confront Covid-19 – Cartoons from Cuba

Topics: Positivity vs. 40tena; The neighbors and the quarantine; Autonomous transmission; Theories around COVID-19 and more, (16 photos)

Nicaragua Will Do Only 50 Tests a Day for Covid-19, Despite Having 26,000 Kits

“With 10,000 tests a week, in two or three weeks, the true dimension of the Covid-19 in Nicaragua could be known with rigor,” said scientist Jorge Huete.

Lockdown in Havana’s El Carmelo Neighborhood

These are the streets of Havana’s Vedado district El Carmelo neighborhood, which was declared in “lockdown” ever since 8 PM on Friday April 3rd.

Coronavirus Leads to Spike in Abandoned Pets in Cuba

Social distancing in Cuba to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 have put stray dogs, cats and, especially, recently abandoned pets at great risk.

Timeline: Cuba’s Handling of the COVID-19 Outbreak

A month after the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported, Cuba finds itself in the 2nd of the country’s three-phase protocol to fight epidemics.

Nine Popular Myths Doing the Rounds in Africa About the Coronavirus

We have identified nine misconceptions doing the rounds on social media in Africa and set out to counter them.

Nicaraguan Small Business Creativity to Survive another Crisis

Nicaraguan entrepreneurs cope with the Covid-19 pandemic through home delivery and take-out service. It’s the second time adapting to crisis in 2 years.

“Exported” Cases of Covid-19 in Cuba reveal Nicaragua’s “Epidemiological Blindness”

Government denies existence of community transmission in Nicaragua and insists that there are only 6 cases of the virus in Nicaragua.

Soup Kitchens in Havana Deliver Meals during COVID-19 Outbreak

These are delivered to people aged 60+ in the capital, who normally eat lunch and dinner at soup kitchens, but will now have these delivered to their homes.