Adapting Each Health System to COVID-19 Isn’t Easy
Not even the most functional countries are escaping the pandemic unscathed.
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The Female Pioneers of Venezuelan Medicine
On March 10th, we celebrated Doctors’ Day in Venezuela. Since it’s so close to International Women’s Day, a Venezuelan doctor celebrates the women who came before her.
Nobody Cares About Stranded Venezuelans
While other countries in the region have arranged the return of thousands of citizens that were traveling when borders were closed down, our citizens have unanswered questions regarding their return to Venezuela or their homes in exile.
Weekly Wrap Up: Half a Million Cases of COVID-19
The world will see the transmission curve go up while Venezuela just reported its first official COVID-19 death.
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.
Criminals Will Adapt
The quarantine in Venezuela will diminish the occurrence of some crimes, such as murder and robbery, but will increase extorsion and contraband. More checkpoints will equal more bribes.
No Food or Fuel, Just Homemade Masks: Quarantine in Cumaná
It’s hard to comply with mandatory isolation in Cumaná, the capital of Sucre State. Without food, fuel or cooking gas, people must improvise so they can eat amid a pandemic.
Mapping Quarantined Caracas
You may be able to force caraqueños to wear masks, but in a city where most people can’t afford to stay at home for days, it will be a paramount challenge to enforce a quarantine. Even for a dictatorship.
Even in a Pandemic, Pressures Against the Press Continue
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said that press workers would be allowed to work during the social quarantine, yet some reporters and outlets found out that pledge isn't being kept.
Women Are on the First Line of Defense Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone and everything. However, there are particular challenges for women in the current situation, at a global scale.
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