Mexico is considering reopening some portions of the country by the middle of May, despite the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and fatalities.
The global pandemic coronavirus is putting a dent to the illegal drug trade with borders closed and economies paralyzed in many countries. With drug sales plummetting, numerous cartels, especially those along the border, have made asylum seekers the new commodity.
The call for COVID-related material in multiple languages to serve the US minorities from different regions of the world, including Hispanics, is pertinent as ever.
One World: Together At Home, a worldwide broadcasting event, was able to raise $$127.9 million. It will be used to support the world’s fight against COVID-19.
It is only now that the farmworkers are recognized as essential workers in the U.S. workforce. However, they have always been essential even before the COVID-19 crisis.
President Donald Trump, along with the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, announced that an amount of $19 billion would be for farmers and ranchers who are negatively impacted by COVID-19.
Shortages are being observed in grocery stores across the country. The food supply chain in the US is currently adjusting to the changes brought by the COVID-19.
The first few weeks of the pandemic are enough to show if countries can cope with COVID-19. In Latin America, there seem to be more challenges than the capacity to deal with the coronavirus.
In their strong initiative to combat COVID-19, some of the Latin American nations have taken a step to promote social distancing and that is to separate men and women.
Latino leaders recently shared they were alarmed after hearing the director of the state health say that around 45 percent of the Rhode Islanders who "tested positive for COVID-19" are Latino.
