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Stay at home in Cuba led to some alternatives to try and stop the spread of Covid-19. One effort has been the digital platform tuenvio.cu. (14 photos)

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

June 24, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

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.

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Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border Crisis: Nearly a Thousand Stranded Truckers

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

Costa Rica imposes strict sanitary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Central America reacts and Ortega closes the border post.

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Keeping Cuba Grounded

May 23, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Yasser Castellanos

The Cuban government puts in force decrees with ambiguous language to be applied at convenience on those citizens who defend freedom of expression.

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Coronavirus Leads to Nosedive in Remittances in Latin America

May 18, 2020 Circles Robinson 5 Comments

Remittances that support millions of households in Latin America and the Caribbean have plunged as family members lose jobs and in their host countries

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Will There Be More Solidarity in a Post Covid-19 World?

April 27, 2020 Alfredo Fernandez 3 Comments

“Solidarity” has made a great comeback, in recent times. Helping others, read here: friends, people in a vulnerable situation, abandoned animals…

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Cuba Reports Covid-19 Cases Increased by 15% on Thursday

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Circles Robinson 2 Comments

The Ministry of Health reported 36 new positive cases on Thursday from 10 of Cuba’s 14 provinces as the spread is clearly taking place nationwide.

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A Nicaraguan at the Epicenter of the Pandemic in Italy

March 23, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments

Nicaraguan German Ramirez reports from Bergamo, in northern Italy, that the coronavirus is “out of control” and that a quarantine “will be prolonged.”