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15 May, 2020 Canada supports Caribbean efforts to fight Covid-19

Canada’s Embassy in Havana announced on Thursday to make financial contributions to Caribbean countries, including Cuba, as a way of supporting the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

12 May, 2020 They Announce in Russia End of Non-Working Days

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Tuesday the government’s new measures in support of the population and economy at the time of the new coronavirus.

12 May, 2020 Ecuadorian Indians Protect Themselves from Covid-19 Isolating Themselves in Jungle

The depth of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest and its secrets have become the refuge of indigenous families, who together with their grandparents flee seeking to protect themselves from COVID-19 and preserve the ancestral knowledge of their elders.

11 May, 2020 Sri Lanka thanks Cuba for migrant workers in Haiti

Cuba, at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, sent a medical team to attend the health needs of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Haiti, it was reported in Colombo on Monday.

8 May, 2020 Regional Italian governor highlights Cuba’s help over Covid-19

The governor of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, received on Thursday the Cuban ambassador to Italy, Jose Carlos Rodriguez, to whom he emphasized the island’s help in fighting Covid-19 in that territory.

8 May, 2020 U.S. congressmen condemn armed attack on Cuban embassy

Democratic congressmen Barbara Lee and Karen Bass have strongly condemned the recent armed attack against the Cuban embassy in Washington, on which the United States Government has still not officially made any pronouncement to date.

7 May, 2020 U.S. Company Sanctioned for Trading with Cuba

To eliminate its possible civil liability for apparent violations of Cuba’s Asset Control Regulations, U.S. company BIOMIN America, Inc. paid more than $250,000 to U.S. authorities.

6 May, 2020 UN’s website highlights medical students’ efforts in Cuba

The story of two Sahrawis girls who study medicine in Cuba, and together with Cuban health professionals, help fight the new Covid-19 pandemic, are the headlines on the UN´s news website.

2 May, 2020 Vietnam Stops Cold Covid-19

As a result of health actions, Vietnam remains without reporting new infected with the new coronavirus for a fortnight, and remains free of deaths from that cause, according to the national commission responsible for containing the pandemic.

1 May, 2020 Canada’s association raises funds in support of Cuba

The Canadian Network of Solidarity with Cuba (CNC) campaign to aid Cuba in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has already totaled over 25,000 Canadian dollars, reported this Thursday a diplomatic source.

1 May, 2020 Cuba, Iran Foreign Ministers talk about collaboration before Covid-19

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held a telephone conversation today with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, about cooperation to deal with Covid-19.

1 May, 2020 US journalists and bodies condemn attack on Cuban embassy in USA

US organizations and journalists have condemned the attack against the Cuban embassy in this capital, and called for carrying out an in-depth investigation.

29 April, 2020 France advocates Nobel Prize for Cuban solidarity physicians

The French association Cuba Linda advocated today for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban medical brigades Henry Reeve, deployed in more than 20 countries for the fight against the Covid-19.

25 April, 2020 China Supports World Health Organization

In the midst of the global expansion of SARS-Cov2 new coronavirus, China announced a new $30 million donation to WHO to support vulnerable nations, i.e. the poorest, in contrast to the U.S. position denying funding to the organization.

22 April, 2020 Cuba, emblematic in solidarity, says FSLN leader in Nicaragua

Cuba is emblematic by sending doctors to different countries of the world in the face of the current world pandemic of the Covid-19, commented today Carlos Fonseca Teran, leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).

21 April, 2020 Florida Beaches Reopened Despite Covid-19

Hundreds of people in Florida, USA, flocked to the beaches this weekend after the governor gave the green light to open some spas despite the critical epidemiological situation in that nation, which exceeds 26,000 confirmed cases in that state.

21 April, 2020 “The Worst Is Still to Come,” WHO says

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, said during a press conference that the worst is to come regarding the pandemic and criticized countries that have minimized measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

20 April, 2020 Cost Ricans demand end to US blockade against Cuba

The Costa Rican Cuba Solidarity Committee (CCSC) on Monday demanded an end to the economic, financial and commercial blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for nearly six decades, and has further tightened over the past few years.

20 April, 2020 Cuba’s Communist Party congratulates Namibia’s SWAPO

The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) today congratulated the South West African People’s Organization (SWAPO) on the 60th anniversary of its creation, and greeted its founder, Sam Nujoma.

20 April, 2020 Honduras stands out Cuba’s continued solidarity in health

After a brigade of Cuban health collaborators arrived in Honduras to help fighting the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the Ministry of Health recalled that the island’s solidarity in this field has been present since 1998.