Cuba credits two drugs with slashing coronavirus death toll
Communist-run Cuba said this week that use of two drugs produced by its biotech industry that reduce hyper-inflammation in seriously ill COVID-19 patients has sharply curbed its coronavirus-related death toll.
Mexico says it has avoided coronavirus ‘deluge’ even as cases mount
Mexico’s government said on Friday it had the coronavirus outbreak under control even as the country becomes one of the global hotspots for the pandemic.
Peru extends protracted national lockdown until end of June
Peru on Friday extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one of the longest periods of mandatory isolation in the world.
South America a new COVID epicentre, Africa reaches 100,000 cases: WHO
South America has become a new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic with Brazil hardest-hit, while cases are rising in some African countries that so far have a relatively low death toll, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Bolsonaro sought to protect family from being ‘screwed’ by police: video
Bolsonaro told his ministers he was unwilling to see his family or friends get “screwed” due to his inability to change his own law enforcement officials, according to a video released by a Supreme Court justice on Friday.
Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season
A popular beach town near Lisbon plans to be the first in Portugal to test all of its 200,000 residents for coronavirus antibodies to try and help them enjoy as normal a summer season as possible despite the crisis.
Brazil indigenous groups rail at move to allow missionaries among tribes
Indigenous organizations in Brazil protested on Friday against the inclusion in a bill on emergency assistance to tribes in the coronavirus pandemic of a paragraph authorizing Christian missionaries to remain in indigenous communities.
UK PM Johnson’s close aide Cummings broke lockdown rules: newspapers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, travelled more than 400 km from his London home after showing symptoms of coronavirus, breaking the government’s lockdown rules, the Guardian and Mirror newspapers reported on Fr…
Brazil Supreme Court rules to release video of Bolsonaro’s alleged interference
A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled to release a video in which far-right President Jair Bolsonaro allegedly tried to interfere in law enforcement appointments to protect his family from investigation.
France ready to mirror British quarantine on visitors: AFP
France regrets a British decision to impose a quarantine on people arriving from mainland Europe, and stands ready to impose reciprocal measures, France’s AFP news agency quoted the interior ministry as saying on Friday.
