Canada Extends Cruise Ban Until October 31

Cruises will continue to be prohibited from operating in Canadian waters until at least Oct. 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Canada’s transport minister said on Friday. Minister Marc Garneau said the order covers cruise ships with accommodation and more than 100 passengers and crew. The measure extends and expands an order issued in mid-March … Read more

USA: Doctors warn about childhood condition due to COVID

US health authorities issued an alert to doctors Thursday about a rare inflammatory condition related to the coronavirus that is affecting children. In its alert, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called this disease pediatric multisystemic inflammatory syndrome. The agency’s definition for such cases includes current or recent COVID-19 infection or exposure to … Read more

They request statistics of people convicted of non-unanimous jury verdicts

Before the decision of Supreme Court of the United States which determined that state court juries must be unanimous, to convict a defendant of a felony, the president of the senate, Thomas Rivera Schatzsaid Tuesday that he gave the week a term Courts Administration Office (OAT) and at Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Puerto … Read more

182 new cases and one death from coronavirus reported

The report of the Health Department reported one death and 182 additional unique positive cases to COVID-19 on the island. Of the 182 additional unique positive cases, 173 results were obtained through serological tests and nine through molecular tests. These results bring the number of unique positive cases to 1,757, which is broken down into … Read more

New York Home for the Elderly Reports 98 Coronavirus-Related Deaths

A New York City nursing home reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus on Friday, a staggering death toll that shocked public officials. “It is absolutely horrible,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “It is an invaluable loss, and it is simply impossible to imagine so many people lost in one … Read more

“Give it forward,” said Rodríguez Quilichini when presented with an Apex offer.

“They presented me with a million tests, at $ 38, of the good ones and (they arrive) in five days. Give it forward. “ This is how, on more than five occasions, Dr. Segundo Rodríguez Quilichini described his reaction when Adil Rosa, then purchasing supervisor of the Health Department, presented to several members of the … Read more

Wanda Vázquez will present a plan to start some economic activities

The Governor Wanda Vázquez does not rule out starting some economic activities in the coming days in the midst of the emergency experienced by the coronavirus COVID-19. Although she assures that all these decisions will always be taken together with the advice of the medical task force, the president informed that she will be presenting … Read more

Deaths and 974 positive cases of coronavirus increase to 51

He Health Department confirmed on Wednesday morning that the COVID-19 coronavirus deaths on the island totaled 51 and the number of positive cases rose to 974. According to the agency’s dashboard, this represents six new deaths from the disease and 51 new cases that tested positive for the virus. San Juan, Guaynabo and Bayamón They … Read more

WHO clarifies: Drinking alcoholic beverages does not help fight coronavirus

World Health Organization (WHO) warned people Tuesday not to believe versions that drinking strong alcoholic beverages will help combat coronavirus COVID-19. The agency’s European office said “fear and misinformation have spawned a dangerous myth that high-concentration alcohol consumption can kill the virus that causes COVID-19. It does not.” He warned that alcohol consumption always represents … Read more