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Switzerland Sanctions Six Ortega Functionaries

Switzerland imposes “selective sanctions” against six high officials of the Ortega regime, all accused of human rights violations in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Hotels with Less than 3% Occupancy

Hit with occupancy rates of less than 3%, the country’s hotel sector calls out for a prompt reopening of the airport and the return of airlines.

“I’d Rather Die at Home than Go to a Hospital” in Nicaragua

The story of a COVID-19 patient in Rivas. According to Nicaragua’s Ministry of Health there are no cases of COVID-19 in this city.

Nearly 400 Managua City Hall Workers on Leave with Covid-19 Symptoms

The Managua City Hall has tried to slow the advance of COVID-19 in Nicaragua by sending 400 of the city’s workers home on leave.

Funeral Services Business Booming in Nicaragua

Demands for caskets tripled in May, and in one cemetery there were ten times more burials per day.

World Refugee Day and My Place in it

Today, there are almost 80 million people forced to flee their homes and communities to safeguard their lives and seek safety. I am one of them.

Business School President Warns: “Nicaragua Needs 2,000 Tests Daily for Covid-19”

The academic feels “the risk of a massive outbreak is a reality” and even in the most optimistic scenario, “there are many months ahead, if not years…

Covid-19 Cases in 131 of the 153 Municipalities in Nicaragua

The Citizens Covid-19 Observatory has registered 5957 people with the virus and 1688 deaths, 26 times greater than the official Ministry of Health data.

Pandemic Death Toll Begins to Spike in Bluefields, Nicaragua

Medical sources report 2500 suspected cases of Covid-19; hospital had to provide a new building to handle the flood of patients.

Dying in Nicaragua in the Time of Coronavirus

“Rosie’s” family was never told that she had COVID-19. Her death certificate states that she died from “respiratory insufficiency and atypical pneumonia”.