Communists in Cyprus demand end to US blockade on Cuba
The Progressive Party of Working People condemned the US blockade of supplies of medical equipment, respirators and diagnostic test kits. It also expressed solidarity with the Cuban doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients across the world
Trump threatens to withdraw support from WHO
The US president complained about the World Health Organization being “China-centric” and effectively accused it of covering for China, the latest in a long series of allegations against the country
Ecuador’s Rafael Correa sentenced to 8 years in prison on bribery and corruption charges
Following the verdict, Correa has been barred from electoral politics for 25 years. The former president condemned the decision and termed it a bid to prevent him and his allies from contesting the presidential elections next year
Mandatory online classes not accessible for millions in Italy: Communist Youth
The Italian government has issued a school decree calling for mandatory online classes for students during the national lockdown due to COVID-19 emergency
Lockdown due to COVID-19 hits garment and textile sector in Pakistan
Since March, nearly half a million textile and garment industry workers have been dismissed in Punjab province alone, as per the Pakistan Workers’ Federation
Dispatches from India: Episode 4: Doctors struggle for equipment
In this episode, we take a look at the situation with regard to Personal Projection Equipment for health care workers, and attempts by the right wing to polarize the spread of the disease.
For India’s migrant workers, the flight from COVID-19 leads to starvation
The three week lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi government has left these workers stranded in cities without jobs and on the verge of starvation
US judges strike down States’ move to halt abortions during COVID-19 crisis
The administrations of Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Oklahoma and Iowa took steps to postpone or halt non-essential medical procedures, and included abortions in the category. This was under the pretext of making more facilities available for COVID-19 patients