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Mexico reports 5,263 new coronavirus cases, 411 more deaths

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry yesterday reported 5,263 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 411 additional fatalities, bringing the total...

Coronavirus deaths surge in Brazil, Mexico as regional leaders look to reopen

RIO DE JANEIRO/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil blew past Italy’s toll yesterday, while Mexico reported a record...

Mexico overtakes US coronavirus daily deaths, sets records

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico overtook the United States in daily reported deaths from the novel coronavirus for the first time yesterday, with the...

Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsens as total cases near 500,000

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record 33,274 new cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday, its health ministry said, raising the total to...

Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era

HAVANA/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Ken Hutton is worried Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas where he lives is far from rebuilt after being...

Brazil suffers record coronavirus deaths, Trump mulls travel ban

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s daily death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to a record 1,179 yesterday as President Jair Bolsonaro...

Coronavirus cases in Guyana rise to 116

Guyana has recorded new COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 116. While stating that the COVID-19 situation in Guyana has not improved, the Deputy Chief...

Brazil loses new health minister as Bolsonaro grabs reins in coronavirus crisis

BRASILIA, (Reuters) Brazil lost its second health minister in a month yesterday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs...

Trucks used to store bodies amid coronavirus can go back to hauling food: FDA

Refrigerated trucks that held the bodies of coronavirus victims amid the pandemic may return to being used for food transport after a thorough cleaning,...

Turkish soccer player admits to killing coronavirus-stricken son

A Turkish soccer player has admitted to smothering his 5-year-old son to death while the child was in the hospital for coronavirus, telling...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...