Is There a Specific Treatment Against COVID-19 Yet?
Short answer: No, at least not one we’re absolutely sure it'll work, so let's review all the available options and their actual viability at this juncture against COVID-19.
Can We Fight COVID-19 the Same Way All Over the World?
Social distancing measures are based on projections and research applied to developed countries under the pandemic. Places like Venezuela require another approach.
A New Week, Same Old Nonsense
While scientists in several countries join forces to stop the pandemic, Maduro defends a conspiracy theory of the coronavirus as biological ethnic-cleansing warfare.
No Strategy Is Bulletproof Against COVID-19
During this global pandemic, we recount the facts about coronavirus, what’s being done around the world to fight it and what specific challenges Venezuela has at curtailing the disease.
What Can We Expect from Coronavirus?
The recent Coronavirus outbreak is being handled all over the world with different degrees of success, but what are the actual risks and likely dangers for Venezuela’s pummeled health system?
Guaidó in the UK: ‘We’ll Ask for All the Help We Need’
After meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson, caretaker President Juan Guaidó addressed a Venezuelan crowd in a London arepera, the second stop of his first high-profile tour of 2020.
Blame the Gold Rush: Malaria Keeps Spreading
The 2019 World Malaria Report released by the World Health Organization last week shows that the disease hasn’t been controlled in Venezuela and threatens the regional efforts to tackle it.
Yellow Fever Joins the Emergency
Fourteen years after the last outbreak, this disease is raising alarms about the possibility of a new epidemic. But to be honest, the really surprising part is that it took it that long.
The Chinese Monopoly on Venezuelan Health
After years of multi-million dollar contracts, what’s left of our healthcare system is supplied almost entirely by a single company based in Beijing: Meheco.
Latin America’s ‘Positive’ Response to Venezuelan Migrants
Cuban-American scholar Javier Corrales points out that the neighboring nations have been relatively up for the challenge regarding the Venezuelan diaspora, but for how long will that last?
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