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Thousands of Nicaraguans Spy on Their Neighbors for Health Ministry

Regime using a special phone line to receive denunciations of suspected Covid-19 cases

Nicaraguan Exiles Amid the COVID 19 Crisis in Panama

Asylum applicants have not been included in the Panamanian assistance efforts, and the National Office for Refugee Assistance has also been silent.

Free Trade Zone Workers in Nicaragua Suspended until June

Gildan suspends work until June 7 and “donates” 50% of wages to workers, while other companies “evaluate” what measures they will take.

Ortega’s Reappearance and Nicaragua’s Dysfunctional Government

Ortega didn’t offer a plan for mitigating the pandemic, because his objective consists instead of using Covid-19 concerns to blackmail the country.

Ortega Reappears after 34-Day Absence, Minimizes Pandemic in Nicaragua

Ortega boasted that Nicaragua has the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the Central American and justified the lack of social distancing measures.

Nicaragua Criticized by Amnesty Int. for Covid-19 Response as President Reappears

Amnesty International has criticized the Nicaraguan government for its relaxed approach to the coronavirus pandemic.

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.