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Covid-19 situation is complex in Mexico, has improved in the capital

9 de julio de 2020, 13:10Mexico, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is still complex in Mexico, but the contagion curve is decreasing in the capital, which was the hardest hit territory until June, according to the Health Secretariat.

UN: pandemic and its consequences in Latin America and the Caribbean (+ Video)

UN: pandemic and its consequences in Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) As the Covid-19 continues to spread around the world, Latin America and the Caribbean now appears as the focus of the pandemic and great inequalities existing in the continent are being exacerbated, they warned this Thursday at the UN.

Egypt in search of its own weapon against Covid-19

9 de julio de 2020, 12:50Cairo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) In search of a weapon of their own against the Covid-19 pandemic, Egyptian researchers are currently developing four vaccines, although none of them have been tested in humans, said Ahram Weekly.

Fighting Covid-19, permanent theme in ExpoCuba

Fighting Covid-19, permanent theme in ExpoCuba By Benito Joaquín Milanés

Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The confrontation in Cuba of SARC-CoV-2, which caused the Covid-19, will be the main topic at the Permanent Exhibition of ExpoCuba, the largest fairground in Cuba, said this Thursday its Director General, Pedro Abreu.

Cuban minister calls for protection for all workers

Cuban minister calls for protection for all workers Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Labor and Social Security Minister Maria Elena Feito on Thursday called for guarantees and protection for all workers.

European countries, NGOs support Covid-19 fight in Cuba

9 de julio de 2020, 12:16Havana, jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Several European countries and Non-Governmental Organizations support today the confrontation with the Covid-19 in Cuba by collecting funds for the purchase of medical supplies and the reorientation of cooperation projects.

Main source of Covid-19 infection varies in South Africa

9 de julio de 2020, 11:55Pretoria, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The central province of Gauteng, where this capital and the populous Johannesburg are located, is from today onwards the focus of the largest Covid-19 infection in South Africa, which is also the nation most affected by the pandemic in Africa.

Covid-19 cases keep growing in Argentina

9 de julio de 2020, 11:36Buenos Aires, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Argentina on Wednesday set a record of Covid-19 contagions with 3,604 cases, so it accumulates 87,030 active patients nationwide, and the trend continues to increase.

Japan, Covid-19's daily contagion exceeds 200 cases

9 de julio de 2020, 11:35Tokyo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The number of people infected with Covid-19 in Japan's capital city reached a record 224 in the last 24 hours, the metropolitan government reported Thursday.

Famine kills more people per day than Covid-19, Oxfam warns

Famine kills more people per day than Covid-19, Oxfam warns London, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The humanitarian organization Oxfam warned today that the hunger caused by the Covid-19 could kill up to 12,000 people a day by the end of the year, so it called to build fairer and more sustainable food systems.

Cuba rejects US hounding

Cuba rejects US hounding Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday rejected the hounding by the Government of the United States against the Cuban people.