Poor Hondurans who were barely eking out a living selling basics on the capital’s gritty streets prior to the coronavirus outbreak are now sleeping on those same streets as they can no longer afford their rent.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is so desperate to find a virus for coronavirus he has offered a reward of 50 million pesos ($986,000) to any Filipino who can create a vaccine.
Canada is gradually reopening its economy after weeks of strict physical distancing measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Normal life in Canada ground to a halt, but some provinces are now offering frameworks for how things will inch back toward a semblance of normalcy.
Earth Day week began with a record high temperature of 97 degrees in Miami-Dade County. Steady light winds brought a dull acrid scent into the city from brush fires bordering the Everglades. A few thunderstorms had hit by week’s end and more tornadoes wreaked havoc across the south.
Two billion Muslims worldwide have gone into Ramadan under difficult circumstances and in the UK, they are adapting to the month of fasting collectively.
Hondurans under lockdown is one area of the country fear they are going to starve if supplies promised by the government don’t arrive soon.
The theft of thousands of surgical masks in Cuba reveals how the island’s active black market has adapted quickly to the coronavirus pandemic.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his cooperation and medical aid amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Philippines has an alarming mortality rate of its health care workers, according to the World Health Organisation.
Canada is holding a national virtual vigil this week to honour the victims of the country’s deadliest shooting, which unfolded in Nova Scotia as the province was locked-down due to coronavirus.