(2020-04-22). Number of Covid-19 cases exceeds 10,000 in Poland, which plans to re-open hotels in May. rt.com 
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Poland rose to 10,034 on Wednesday. The death toll among the country's population of 38 million had reached 404, the health ministry tweeted. | On Monday, the government started to relax some of the restrictions that have been imposed during the outbreak. Hotels may be allowed to re-open in May as part of a second phase, Reuters quoted government spokesman Piotr Muller as saying on Wednesday. | "The opening of hotels should be decided in May, including hotels at the seaside," Muller told state broadcaster TVP Info.
(2020-04-22). Cuban Drug to Strengthen Natural Immunity in Trial Phase. globalresearch.ca Given the threat posed by the new coronavirus, it is encouraging to learn that trials are underway in Cuba of a vaccine to strengthen innate immunity, to help reduce the risk of infectious agents entering the human body. | The new …
(2020-04-22). Baltimore, Maryland approves measure allowing for police aerial surveillance. wsws.org The program would allow the city government to continuously track the movements of the population utilizing technology developed for the US occupation of Iraq.
(2020-04-21). COVID-19 Will Lead to Biggest Economic Contraction in Latam's History: ECLAC. telesurenglish.net The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 percent drop in activity this year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | "The effects of COVID-19 will cause the biggest recession that the region has suffered since 1914 and 1930. A sharp increase in unemployment is…
(2020-04-21). COVID-19 to cause biggest economic contraction ever in Latin America & Caribbean. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 per cent drop in activity this year, according to a report by the UN office for the region, ECLAC, published on Tuesday.
(2020-04-21). The Economic War with Russia and China. The Economic and Geopolitical Impacts of the COV-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca The major reason for Cuba's travel restrictions- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê always used as grounds for slandering the Cuban state- ≠‚Äê is the extreme difficulty Cuba has maintaining foreign exchange reserves essential for international trade- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê esp. since the end of trade- ≠‚Äêin- ≠‚Äêkind with the COMECON. Every …
(2020-04-21). Coronavirus Capitalism: Entrenching Dispossession and Dependency. dissidentvoice.org There is surprisingly a certain degree of optimism around at the moment, despite virtually entire populations and economies on lockdown. Although things are really bad for millions right now due to the effects of lockdown, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes that the Covid-19 crisis will shine light on societal and economic systems all across the world, …
(2020-04-21). New Orleans community unites in solidarity with large homeless population during pandemic lockdown. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Community members and have come together to provide basic emergency relief to thousands of houseless people in New Orleans. After coronavirus locked down the city, they organized a group called Southern Solidarity. The organization works to make up for city officials' failures in providing food, water and supplies to houseless people. | Southern Solidarity brings together dozens of volunteers on a daily basis. Most of them are furloughed workers who are otherwise social distancing. Volunteers wear masks, gloves, face shields and wash their hands regularly to confront the emergency in a safe way.
(2020-04-21). U.S. Citizens Demand Trump to Halt Sanctions Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net U.S. human rights defenders and citizens Monday organized a car rally in Northampton, Massachusetts to demand that President Donald Trump stop his attacks and RELATED: | "End the U.S. sanct…
(2020-04-20). Experts Warn: Years of US Intervention Have Set the Stage for a Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak in Haiti. mintpressnews.com 
Since 2004, successive administrations have partnered with Washington to loot Haiti, stripping away its assets to the point of collapse and leaving it woefully unprepared to face the coming pandemic.
(2020-04-20). Amid US coronavirus disaster, Trump tries to shift focus to China with increasingly anti-Chinese messaging. thecanary.co 
Donald Trump has The stats: | China has more than four times the population of the US but has reported far fewer deaths. At the time of writing, China has
(2020-04-18). The Important Role of the Gig Economy Worker in Times of Crisis. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo Credit: Kai Pilger, Unsplash In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 55 million Americans were gig economy workers, making up 34% of the working population. At that time, it was expected for the number to rise to 43%, but due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the gig economy is changing. Currently, about …
(2020-04-17). A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform. aclu.org 