NEWS KIOSKO

ARE THERE DIFFERENT PHASES OF EPIDEMICS IN THE COUNTRY AND IN LIMA ITSELF? EL COMERCIO LIMA, PERÚ

“In Peru the epidemic is not one wave but several waves of a tropical storm. You have very high waves right now in the North, in Lima some waves already in the poverty belt, and small or forming waves in the South.”

“En el Perú la epidemia no es una ola sino varias olas de una tormenta tropical. Tienes olas muy elevadas ahorita en el Norte, en Lima unas olas ya en el cinturón de pobreza, y olas pequeñas o en formación en el Sur”a.

GUATEMALA: THE BIG LOSER IN COVID-19 TESTS IN LATIN AMERICA NÓMADA CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA

“The amount of total testing is a secret that the Ministry of Health does not want to reveal. However, in light of the available data, Guatemala and Mexico are the countries that perform the least tests per thousand inhabitants. [...] In Guatemala, 16,510 tests have been performed in 2 months, the equivalent of 1 test per 1,000 inhabitants. In other words, Guatemala has achieved in two months what the United States aims to achieve in one day.”

“La cantidad de pruebas totales es un secreto que el Ministerio de Salud no quiere revelar. Sin embargo, a luz de los datos disponibles, Guatemala y México son los países que menos pruebas hacen por cada mil habitantes. [...] En Guatemala en 2 meses se han realizado 16 mil 510 pruebas, el equivalente a 1 test por cada mil habitantes. Es decir que Guatemala ha alcanzado en dos meses, lo que Estados Unidos pretende alcanzar en un día”.

BACK TO REAGAN'S TIME EL PAÍS LA HABANA, CUBA

“Washington's argument for punishment is Havana's decision to refuse to extradite to Colombia a group of members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas who were negotiating a peace agreement with the government of Bogotá in Cuba, when an attack with explosives was carried out in January 2019 against a police cadet school, killing 22 people. At that time, Cuba refused to hand over the negotiators on the grounds that this violated the provisions of the negotiation protocols and this is why the US assures that Cuba 'is not cooperating with US work in support of Colombia's e¨orts to achieve a just and lasting peace, security and opportunities for its population.'”

“El argumento de Washington para el castigo es la decisión de La Habana de negarse a extraditar a Colombia a un grupo de guerrilleros del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) que se encontraba negociando en Cuba un acuerdo de paz con el Gobierno de Bogotá, cuando se produjo un atentado con explosivos, en enero de 2019, contra una escuela de cadetes de la policía, que ocasionó la muerte de 22 personas. En ese momento, Cuba rechazó entregar a los negociadores alegando que ello violaba lo estipulado en los protocolos de la negociación y esta es la razón por la que EE UU asegura que Cuba 'no está cooperando con el trabajo estadounidense en apoyo a los esfuerzos de Colombia orientados a lograr una paz justa y duradera, seguridad y oportunidades para su población'”.

NEW RECORD OF CONSULTATIONS TO THE LANGUAGE ACADEMY REVISTA ARCADIA BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

“The majority of the most searched words, as expected, are directly related to the coronavirus [...] The RAE has also noticed that in the last two months the consultation of verbs has increased. When analysing which are the most sought-after, it is easy to see that they reflect, in the best way, what coexistence and life in quarantine is all about: 'to err', 'to keep quiet', 'to foresee', 'to rebel', 'to want', 'to procrastinate' [...]. And if we add the most frequently used adjectives, we get an even more detailed picture of how life is going at the moment: 'arrogant', 'alone', 'ine¨able', 'fed up', 'petty', 'orthodox', 'harmless' and 'vain.'”

“La mayoría de las palabras más buscadas, como era de esperarse, están directamente relacionadas con el coronavirus [...] La RAE también ha notado que en los últimos dos meses la consulta de verbos ha incrementado. Al analizar cuáles son los más buscados, es fácil darse cuenta de que reflejan, de la mejor manera, lo que es la convivencia y la vida en cuarentena: 'errar', 'callar', 'prever', 'rebelar', 'querer', 'procrastinar' [...]. Y si se les suman los adjetivos más consultados, se tiene un panorama aún más detallado de cómo trascurre la vida en este momento: 'soberbio', 'solo', 'inefable', 'harto', 'mezquino', 'ortodoxo', 'inocuo' y 'vano'”.

THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES WHERE COVID-19 INFECTIONS ARE GROWING MOST EL UNIVERSAL MÉXICO D.F., MÉXICO

“We're not halfway through May yet, but it seems increasingly clear that Latin America is going through its worst month since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries in the region have broken their records for daily infections and deaths in recent days, with most of the case and death curves showing a clear upward trend. A few, however, already seem to have left the worst behind.”

“Todavía no llegamos a la mitad de mayo, pero cada vez parece más claro que América Latina atraviesa su peor mes desde la llegada de la pandemia de COVID–19. Numerosos países de la región han roto sus récords de contagios y muertes diarias en los últimos días, con la mayoría de las curvas de casos y fallecimientos mostrando una clara tendencia al alza. Unos pocos, sin embargo, ya parecen haber dejado lo peor atrás”.

Cuando la Organización Mundial de la Salud nombró el año 2020 como el Año de la Enfermera y la Obstetra, nadie podía imaginar las formas en que el mundo cambiaría y el papel integral que desempeñarían las enfermeras y las obstetras.

Desde proporcionar cuidados de primera línea hasta hacer los últimos sacrificios personales, como siempre, en cualquier papel, haciendo lo que sea necesario, las enfermeras están haciendo un mundo de diferencia.

A todas las enfermeras y trabajadores de la salud del mundo, gracias.

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Every day, we hear new numbers. One day, it is 314. The next day, it is 224. Every number is a real person – a Philadelphian – who has tested positive for COVID-19.

As of May 14th, Philadelphia had over 19,000 recorded cases of COVID-19. More than 1,000 of our residents have succumbed to this virus. Everyone of them was someone’s mom or dad, grandmom or granddad, daughter or son. Our prayers are with everyone who has lost a loved one to this pandemic.

There is another set of troubling numbers -- rising unemployment rates. The many businesses – entire industries – shut down by COVID-19. Over 1.7 million Pennsylvanians have lost their jobs. Many are Philadelphians.

We all want this pandemic to end. We all want our businesses to re-open, so our residents can back to work. So they can eat in restaurants, shop in stores and congregate with their friends.

However, our ability to achieve those objectives is dependent on whether we atten the curve of new COVID-19 cases. There are a series of strategies we must put in place before meaningful conversation takes place about re-opening our economy. If we are not careful, if we rush plans to re-open, we run the real risk of COVID-19 infections – and deaths – spiking again, and our city being in a worse situation than it was before.

There are ve key elements that other countries are successfully deploying to ght the coronavirus. Philadelphia must do the same:

Continue social distancing. What we are doing is showing signs of working – but now is not the time to ease up. As the weather warms up,

people naturally want to go outside. Please think of the people next to you if you go outdoors. Wear a mask in public. Think of your family. Don’t bring COVID-19 home.

Testing. We need to do more testing. A recent study by experts at Harvard University estimates that the United States needs to be testing three times as many people for COVID-19 as are currently being tested. While it is true that more testing will result in more conrmed cases, we must know the true rate of infection as we work to contain the spread. Also, the growing racial disparity of COVID-19 cases highlights the urgent need to increase testing in underserved communities.

“There are five key elements that other countries are successfully deploying to fight the coronavirus. Philadelphia must do the same”

Contact tracing. We need to signicantly ramp up contact tracing – identifying and alerting the people who’ve come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. This is critical to containing the viral spread.

Isolation. We need safe, humane locations to isolate people who’ve tested positive, particularly when they cannot safely isolate at home. The city has established quarantine locations. We must use them.

Treatment. Our hospitals still have beds available to treat COVID-19 patients, and, thanks to Temple University, the Liacouras Center was converted into a eld hospital to handle overow. However, the system remains plagued by a scarcity of personal protective equipment. If our healthcare workers are not safe, patients could suffer more.

Other countries and regions are using these strategies. South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand and Hong Kong have gained control over the virus. But it is essential that all these steps be done in unison, over a sustained period of time. We cannot let our guard down.

Everybody wants to be outside with their friends -- in the park, on the basketball court. People want to worship together. We all want our economy to re-start.

But unless our singular focus in the weeks and months ahead is on driving down the number of new COVID-19 cases, we will struggle to re-open our economy safely, fairly and equitably.

We must atten the curve. If we work together and follow these strategies, we will. We can do this, Philly.

By Darrell L. Clarke, Cherelle Parker, Curtis Jones Jr. and Mark Squilla

DARRELL L. CLARKE President of City Council.

CHERELLE PARKER Council’s Majority Leader

CURTIS JONES JR. Majority Whip