COVID-19 pandemic yet to peak in the Americas, warns WHO
GENEVA – The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, as it said global infections were likely…
Latin America
COVID-19: Colombia extends compulsory isolation for two more weeks
BOGOTA – Colombia extended by two more weeks, until July 15, the mandatory preventive isolation throughout the country to contain the expansion of the coronavirus,…
Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public
BRASILIA – A federal judge in Brazil ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a face mask in public after the far-right leader repeatedly flouted the…
Brazilians swarm to beaches despite more than 50,000 Covid-19 deaths
SAO PAULO – Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de…
Mexican drug cartel leader threatens president Obrador for arresting his mother
MEXICO CITY – One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders has threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one…
Food Insecurity Concerns for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS – The multi-dimensional impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America could lead to a “hunger pandemic” if not addressed…
Honduran president, wife contract coronavirus
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife Ana Garcia both have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Today I was diagnosed as…
Bolivia announces elections in September with measures against Covid-19
LA PAZ – The Bolivian Assembly has approved the law to carry out the general elections on September 6, scheduled in principle for May 3…
North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries
GENEVA, Switzerland – The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, with North…
Brazil overtakes UK to become the country with second highest coronavirus death toll
BRASILIA – Brazil has become the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where several states have posted record daily case…