WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Organizations worry about migrants who had journeyed for weeks and months when the crisis hit || WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lack of jobs and economic disparity in Central America were already driving large numbers of migrants north before the coronavirus became a household word. And now those...
The country just reported its first COVID-19 cases, and many Haitian people will suffer || Over the past few days Haiti reported its first five official cases of COVID–19, and we are now moving toward a full-on lock-down. No one is allowed in or out of this country unless they are flying merchandise,...
No cases of coronavirus reported yet in South Sudan but country is ill-prepared to handle the pandemic || Here in South Sudan, we are closely following the news about the COVID-19 disease. Surprisingly, as of this writing, South Sudan has not had a confirmed case yet. There have been several possible...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Government officials must balance COVID-19 hazard against risk of people going hungry and social unrest || LIMA, Peru (CNS) — On day nine of the state of emergency that Peru imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Antonio Palomino Quispe got home just after the nightly...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Social distancing and frequent hand-washing seen as “simply impossible” in refugee camps || OXFORD, England (CNS) — Catholic aid agencies have urged the evacuation of Syrian war refugees from camps in Greece to “avert a catastrophe” from the coronavirus....
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Future of pandemic will be determined by what happens to densely populated countries, WHO official says || MUDGEE, Australia (CNS) — South and Southeast Asia have a combined population of over 2 billion people, and India could be an example of the whole region at large. Like India,...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: With virus, inmates are now thrown further into isolation from their loved ones || VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As more countries continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the term “lockdown,” normally used to describe confining prisoners to their...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Across Africa, by March 23 more than 1,600 people had been infected with COVID-19 || CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Africa’s informal settlements, where running water is scarce, make for a “perfect storm” as COVID-19 spreads through the continent, said a prominent...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Ucanews.com reports Xi’an Diocese donated medical masks to Vatican and religious communities in Italy || By Catholic News Service HONG KONG (CNS) — A Catholic diocese in China’s Shaanxi province has donated thousands of face masks to communities in the Vatican and Italy...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Former Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on the need to feel connected to family during lockdown in Peru || LIMA, Peru (CNS) – Late March 15, Peru’s president declared a state of emergency, ordered ordinary people like me to stay home, and announced that no one would be allowed...
