Covid-19: Cuba’s private sector suffering from a lack of tourists

HAVANA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Havana is a ghost town. The American convertibles swooned over by tourists are back in the garage, while most restaurants and cafes are closed. Cuba’s private sector has been suffering since the island nation closed its borders over the coronavirus pandemic. In the charming old…

Covid-19 toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

PARIS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 160,685 on Sunday, according to a tally from official sources. More than 2,334,130 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these…

Covid-19: Many migrants on US deportation flight had coronavirus, Guatemalan President says

Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei GUATEMALA CITY, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States this week were infected with the coronavirus, adding that US authorities had confirmed a dozen cases. Giammattei said 12 randomly…

Argentina to carry out 17 repatriation flights

BUENOS AIRES, April 18 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Argentine Government has announced another 17 special flights until April 26 to repatriate over 2.900 Argentinians stranded in several parts of the world. According to a statement of the Foreign Ministry, Banderas company, Argentine Airlines and Air Force planes, as well as…

Covid-19: Around 1,200 Cuban doctors fight pandemic worldwide

HAVANA, April 18 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — About 1,200 Cuban health professionals have joined the battle against Covid-19 around the globe, Bruno Rodriguez, minister of Foreign Affairs, said. On his Twitter account, Bruno Rodriguez posted that 21 medical brigades have taken Cuban solidarity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin…

Covid-19: Tunisians held over plot to infect police officers

TUNIS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The interior ministry in Tunisia says that two men, including a suspected jihadist, have been arrested over an alleged plot to infect members of the security forces with coronavirus.The ministry says that the suspected jihadist – recently released from prison – had tried to encourage…

Covid-19: Outbreak at Philippine jail fuels calls for prisoner releases

MANILA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen guards and inmates at a jam-packed Philippine prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, heightening fears of a rapid spread of the illness inside the country’s jails. Another 30 prisoners were showing symptoms inside the Quezon City Jail in the capital Manila…

Covid-19: South Asia cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital

NEW DELHI, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital. Health officials have warned that the…

Covid-19: Rwanda uses drones to help catch lockdown transgressors

A Rwandan police drone KIGALI, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tech-savvy Rwanda is using drones to keep residents of the capital Kigali informed of coronavirus lockdown measures: and help catch those who abuse them. While police stop cars and pedestrians on streets to ask why they are out, two drones buzz…

Covid-19: South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa dismisses call to lift ban on alcohol during lockdown

PRETORIA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to lift a ban on alcohol during a nationwide lockdown set to last until the end of April, brushing off a threat of court action from an industry body. The sale of alcohol and cigarettes has been prohibited in…