After several weeks of being publicly unaware of the efforts of the medical task force, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced reported today that she met with the group, along with Health Secretary Lorenzo González. “Analyzing and evaluating the current situation of #COVID19 on the island with the Medical Task Force and the Secretary of Health, Lorenzo … Read more
“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
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
After a sea of questions about the statistical errors in the count of positives by coronavirus, an angry secretary of the Department of Health, Lorenzo González, He left a press conference discussing the agency’s handling of the emergency. Yesterday, after a publication by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI), the official admitted that they have … Read more
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
The new Executive Order of Governor Wanda Vázquez, allows the Puerto Rico Police intervene with citizens who do not cover their faces. This was confirmed by Secretary of Public Affairs of Fortaleza, Osvaldo Soto in an interview with Radio Isla. “If it is not covered (in reference to the mouth and nose) the Police could … Read more
As a precautionary measure, the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, announced today, Monday, the closing of the Río Piedras Municipal Police Headquarters because they will be in isolation 41 police officers assigned to said facility. However, this will not affect the servicarro established in the Río Piedras Diagnosis and Treatment Center the … Read more
Contrary to the information that had been previously published, the medical task force that works the coronavirus COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, recommended that citizens wear some type of mask when leaving the home. Justifying the change in position, the group of experts issued statements to invite people who do not have a commercial mask to … Read more
The secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), Briseida Torres Reyes, announced the availability of new unemployment benefits in Puerto Rico that, among other things, will allow covering workers on their own account, while increasing the weekly amount eligible employees may receive for these benefits. The head of the agency confirmed that … Read more
Although the official authorities of Puerto Rico considered that the arrival of the coronavirus was unlikely, they now claim that the arrival of the virus is imminent. This was stated by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Rafael Rodríguez, who said that the island is at alert level. “We used to say it was … Read more