Latin America News Dispatch

Public health experts warn that hospitals are receiving patients with suspicion of coronavirus every day.

Venezuelan officials have also accused Colombia of assisting with the operation.

Domestic abuse helplines reported receiving nearly four times more calls than in recent years.

On Sunday, Venezuelan authorities intercepted a boat of would-be invaders near the city of La Guaira

President Iván Duque signed a $844,000 public relations contract using money from the president’s Peace Fund, according to a report by Semana News.

Maquiladoras in Baja California will reopen today, after the state government decided to reclassify manufacturers as “essential.”

These are the latest in a series of drug charges against Honduran officials, several of whom have plead guilty and have been sentenced to prison.

Approximately 1,500 complaints have been fielded, with 60 percent of domestic violence cases occurring in densely populated cities.

Supreme Court Justice José Celso de Mello stated in his decision on Monday night that the Federal Police have 60 days to question former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, who resigned last Friday, and accused Bolsonaro of trying to interfere in the country’s Federal Police.

The National Liberation Army (ELN) announced yesterday that they will resume military activity on Friday after a month-long ceasefire.

Federal police are currently investigating several members of Bolsonaro’s family, including his sons Carlos and Flávio.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases doubled in one day after delayed test results were taken into account. 

Around 620 indigenous people live in this UNESCO-recognized biome, spread out in six different villages in a five-acre territory. They continue to struggle to maintain their language, traditions and rituals.

The mandate comes as Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives investigates members of Vázquez’s COVID-19 taskforce for a since-canceled contract worth $38 million for rapid testing kits.

Trump tweeted the decision to “stop immigration” late Monday night, calling the spread of the coronavirus an “invisible enemy.”

Health Ministry Undersecretary Paula Daza said that 4,600 people have recovered from the deadly virus.

Public health experts say the death toll could be a result of frequent travel between Spain and Ecuador, exacerbated by a resource-strapped health system.

Ex-Health Minister Luiz Enrique Mandetta will be replaced by oncologist Nelson Teich.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Perhaps one of the most heated debates in Mexico during the pandemic —after disagreements about personal protective equipment and testing— is the burning issue of whether beer should be considered an “essential” item during the lockdown.

Dozens of cars on Wednesday formed a caravan in front of the public television station WIPR as protesters denounced alleged corruption in the government’s response to COVID-19.

The IMF also announced country-specific estimates, including a 5.3% plunge in Brazil, the deepest one-year decline in over a century, and a 6.3% fall in Ecuador.