El gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, en una imagen de archivo. Andrew Burton (AFP)

En Nueva York todo adquiere un simbolismo especial. Las celebraciones, las catástrofes, los héroes, los villanos. Tras los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001, de las cenizas de las Torres Gemelas emergió un alcalde, Rudy Giuliani, que supo conectar con una ciudad desolada y aterrada. Fue -quién lo diría hoy- el alcalde de América. En medio de la crisis del coronavirus, cuando la ciudad se ha convertido en uno de los epicentros de la pandemia, es el gobernador del Estado, el demócrata Andrew Cuomo, 62 años, de origen italiano como aquel, el líder que está hablando al corazón y las entrañas de la ciudad y, por extensión, del país.

Su comparecencia diaria ante los periodistas, a media mañana, se ha convertido en un producto televisivo de primera necesidad allende las fronteras de su Estado. Las cadenas de noticias nacionales conectan en directo para escuchar su balance de la situación. Hasta el presidente Trump ha tenido que programar sus ruedas de prensa por la tarde para no competir en audiencia con Cuomo. Se conocen desde hace muchos años, los dos se criaron en Queens, ambos siguieron los pasos profesionales de sus respectivos padres. La relación de amor-odio entre el presidente republicano y el gobernador demócrata sería oro puro en manos, según los gustos, de Aaron Sorkin o de David Simon.

En medio del alarde general de sofisticadas gráficas animadas, hay algo entrañable y reconfortante en las humildes presentaciones de Power Point que acompañan las intervenciones de Cuomo. Algunas de esas diapositivas, inevitablemente, se han convertido en virales. Como aquella, dirigida a los jóvenes que seguían saliendo a la calle desafiando el confinamiento, que contenía un sucinto y rotundo texto en mayúsculas sobre fondo azul: “ESTÁIS EQUIVOCADOS”. Ajeno al rubor, otras veces le da por reproducir en la pantalla extensas citas de su padre, Mario Cuomo, que ocupó su mismo cargo de gobernador de Nueva York entre 1983 y 1994. Como una en la que el padre hablaba de “la idea de familia” que debe subyacer a “todo buen gobierno”, y que dio pie a su hijo a soltar este miércoles una de las reflexiones más bellas que se han escuchado sobre Nueva York y esta pandemia. Sobre por qué la desdicha de la ciudad bebe de la misma fuente de la que manará su salvación:

“Eso es Nueva York”, dijo Andrew Cuomo. “Esa cercanía, ese concepto de familia, de comunidad, eso es lo que hace que Nueva York sea Nueva York. Y es lo que nos hizo vulnerables. Pero esa cercanía será también nuestra mayor fortaleza y será por lo que venceremos al final del día. Os lo prometo. Veo cómo Nueva York responde, cómo los neoyorquinos nos ayudamos unos a otros. Eso es Nueva York. Y eso, amigos, es invencible. Me alegro de que seamos los primeros, porque venceremos y enseñaremos el camino a las otras comunidades. Y estaremos ahí para los otros, como siempre hemos estado”.

Luego está el atuendo, no menos reconfortante que el componente gráfico en este show de Cuomo que embelesa al país en estos días de zozobra espiritual. Desde Obama hasta Pete Buttigieg, todos los últimos prohombres demócratas parecen necesitar remangarse literalmente la camisa para transmitir el mensaje simbólico de que se están remangando. No es el caso de Cuomo, cuyos aparatosos puños de camisa amarrados con gemelos no restan un ápice de credibilidad a las palabras de “me vuelvo a trabajar” con las que se despide cada mediodía. No piensen, claro, en los trajes ceñidos à la Jared Kushner, modernos patrones incompatibles con las fornidas formas del gobernador. Lo suyo son los trajes de la vieja escuela, holgados de tela, solapas generosas, esos cortes que primero el diseñador Hedi Slimane y luego el presidente Donald Trump tanto han hecho por desprestigiar.

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Otros días elige Cuomo estilismos más de batalla. Cazadoras, polos y gorra de beisbol, todo ello tocado con una interesante marca personal: un escudo enormemente revelador. Hombre de gustos estéticos sencillos, a quien sus hijas eligen esas corbatas anchas y lisas, el gobernador tuvo en primavera de 2011 un arrebato de inspiración creativa. “Poseo un lado artístico y me gusta estar en contacto con él de vez en cuando”, admitió entonces en The New York Times, y soltó una carcajada. Deseoso de devolver el orgullo al Gobierno del Estado de Nueva York, cuando se puso a su frente decidió diseñar él mismo un blasón que deberían portar en la solapa todos los miembros de su equipo. Alrededor del escudo del Estado, Cuomo colocó un texto. Arriba, los tres principios que habrían de guiar su administración: “Desempeño”, “integridad” y “orgullo”. Abajo, el mensaje que no se cansa de repetir: “Yo trabajo para el pueblo”.

He ahí su éxito. En medio de la tragedia, como prometió a su llegada al poder, Cuomo trabaja para el pueblo. Transmite esa seguridad tan americana del hombre que, ante las dificultades, se remanga y rema. Es el organizador en jefe. No sabe nada de virología, pero sabe qué hace falta, dónde está y cómo conseguirlo. “¿Qué voy a hacer con 400 respiradores cuando necesito 30.000?”, preguntó Cuomo al Gobierno federal. “Elegid vosotros las 26.000 personas que van a morir porque solo habéis mandado 400 respiradores”. Horas después, el vicepresidente anunció el envío de miles de respiradores a Nueva York.

A diferencia de Trump, que alardea de un supuesto don natural para la ciencia, Cuomo reconoce sus limitaciones. ”Lo más importante en la vida es saber lo que no sabes, y yo no sé de medicina, así que le doy la palabra al doctor”, decía el miércoles, ante una pregunta técnica. Es una de las autoridades públicas que más han criticado la respuesta federal a la crisis, por lenta e inadecuada, pero reconoce también los aciertos y ha logrado que Trump y su Administración le respeten y, lo que es más importante, le escuchen.

La crisis del coronavirus ha borrado del mapa a los demócratas. Cuesta creer que, hace apenas unas semanas, la actualidad política estuviera copada por una docena de candidatos variopintos que luchaban por enfrentarse a Donald Trump en noviembre. Hoy, el ya claro favorito en las primarias del partido, Joe Biden, de 77 años, parece haberse tomado la recomendación de confinamiento con un rigor ejemplar, y en una de sus escasas apariciones se refirió a las comparecencias de Cuomo sobre el coronavirus como “lecciones de liderazgo”. Bernie Sanders, de 78, el otro aspirante aún en liza y a quien ya casi no le salen los números, resiste agazapado por lo que pudiera pasar. Nancy Pelosi, la más alta autoridad demócrata, está demasiado ocupada en el Capitolio tramitando el colosal rescate a la economía. Así que es Andrew Cuomo quien, inesperadamente, se ha convertido en la voz de los demócratas en la crisis más grave de la historia reciente del país.

Un político que circulaba por los márgenes hasta hace muy poco. Demasiado moderado para el sector izquierdista de su partido, demasiado brusco en general. Pero ese mismo pragmatismo y ese carácter directo se han convertido en sus virtudes para liderar en medio de la crisis. Su respuesta no ha estado exenta de críticas. Reaccionó tarde, lo que le enfrentó al alcalde Bill de Blasio, con quien comparte partido y una histórica enemistad, y a quien ha eclipsado totalmente. Ha dudado, ha cambiado de parecer de un día para otro. Pero, al contrario que el presidente, Cuomo admite sus errores y se apoya siempre en los hechos y en los expertos.

Esta crisis ha puesto de relieve la naturaleza federal de Estados Unidos, a menudo oculta bajo el ruido de Washington y de un presidente ubicuo. Trump habla al país cada día, pero son los gobernadores de los Estados los que deciden si cierran los bares, decretan los confinamientos o levantan hospitales de campaña. Y cuando el foco ha apuntado a los gobernadores, Andrew Cuomo lo ha acaparado. “Acepto toda la responsabilidad”, dijo tras ordenar el cierre de los negocios no esenciales. “Si alguien está descontento, si alguien quiere culpar a alguien, que me culpe a mí”.

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El Ministerio de Sanidad ha confirmado un total de 11.178 casos de coronavirus, 1.987 nuevos, un 17,7% más en las últimas 24 horas, y 491 fallecidos, lo que supone una tasa de letalidad del 4%, que en la Comunidad de Madrid se eleva hasta el 7 %.

Lo ha dicho el director del Centro de Alertas y Emergencias sanitarias, Fernando Simón, en rueda de prensa tras la reunión del comité técnico de gestión del coronavirus, que ha presidido el presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez.

Del total de casos, 5.136 están hospitalizados (46 %), 1.098 han sido dados de alta (9 %) y 563 están en la UCI (5 %).

España registra 8.744 contagios y 297 muertos por Covid-19 - Foto: SUSANA VERA

El número de profesionales sanitarios contagiados asciende a unos 455, una cifra "no deseable" que agrava además la sobrecarga de los hospitales más afectados, si bien la inmensa mayoría presenta un cuadro "muy benigno".

La distribución por comunidades autónomas no ha cambiado "sustancialmente" aunque Madrid sigue siendo la más afectada con 4.871 casos.

No obstante, ya no representa más del 50 % de todos los casos detectados sino el 43 %, ya que las demás comunidades "van aumentando la transmisión progresivamente", ha dicho Simón.

Cataluña es la segunda comunidad con más casos (1.394) y junto con Madrid representan el 56 % del total. Le siguen el País Vasco (765), Andalucía (683), Castilla-La Mancha (567), Castilla y León (541), La Rioja (355) y Navarra (333).

En Madrid, la distribución de los casos por los niveles de gravedad son "un poco diferentes al resto", ya que un 76 % están hospitalizados, un 7 % están en UCI y la letalidad ha alcanzado el 7%, aunque el porcentaje de curados es mayor (19 %).

Ello se debe, según Simón, a que durante el primer periodo de la epidemia los brotes se asociaron a grupos de alto riesgo, por lo que los ingresos en UCI y de fallecimientos "se esperaba que fueran más altos como así ha sido".

De los 11.178 casos confirmados, actualmente hay activos si se restan las altas y los fallecimientos, un total de 9.659 casos.

Progresivamente se está observando que el incremento diario se ralentiza un poquito aunque hay que tomar este dato "con muchísimo cuidado porque ha habido pequeñas modificaciones en la definición de caso que podían explicarlo", según Simón.

El director del Centro de Emergencias y Alertas ha avanzado, asimismo, que el Gobierno está preparando una logística para que en dos o tres días se consiga hacer las pruebas a los casos leves con síntomas de coronavirus que a día de hoy no se están realizando.

"España es muy consciente de que una de las medidas de protección es el diagnóstico precoz y el aislamiento de los casos para reducir la transmisión" del virus entre la población, ha subrayado.

Ha especificado que con las medidas de estos días el aislamiento está "casi asegurado", pero ha reconocido que "no es lo mismo estar en tu casa sabiendo o no si tienes la enfermedad".

Pruebas a todos los que tengan síntomas

"Se va a hacer un esfuerzo muy importante para retomar las muestras a cualquiera que tenga síntomas", ha comentado Simón tras ser preguntado por las recomendaciones de la OMS sobre que es conveniente hacer las pruebas a todo caso sospechoso.

Sobre la capacidad de los pacientes dados de alta de seguir contagiando la enfermedad, Simón ha recomendado que estas personas deben permanecer en cuarentena 14 días tras abandonar el hospital o hasta que tengan al menos una primera prueba negativa.

Ha garantizado que los profesionales sanitarios serán compensados por el gran esfuerzo que están haciendo para luchar contra el avance de la pandemia.

"No me cabe duda de que se hará y de que no habrá el mayor problema con eso porque el esfuerzo que están haciendo lo reconoce todo el mundo y tiene que ser reconocido de todas las maneras que sea necesario", ha respondido al ser preguntado si recibirán algún tipo de plus económico.

En el Ministerio, ha explicado, se están adoptando algunos mecanismos para compensar a todos los profesionales que están "echándole muchísimas horas de manera altruista" y ha mostrado su convicción de que el resto de administraciones hará lo propio en el ámbito de sus competencias.

Sobre el tratamiento, ha explicado que éste es más eficaz si se aplica precozmente a los casos graves, por lo que es necesario asegurar una pronta asistencia de los afectados cuando empeoran los síntomas.

Así, ha hecho un llamamiento a reducir la carga del sistema sanitario para asegurar una asistencia precoz a los afectados por la enfermedad que comiencen a experimentar un agravamiento de los síntomas.

SPAIN’S central government has distributed €100 million among the autonomous communities in the fight against gender violence.

The funds, of which Andalucia will receive €15.28 million, have been distributed according to the criteria agreed upon by the Government and the communities at the Conference on Equality.

Andalucia, which will also receive three credits from the Government worth €9.5 million, is the community that will receive the most funds in 2020.

Other communities to receive funding include: Catalunya (12.83 million), Madrid (10.5 million), Valencia (8.76 million), Galicia (7.94 million) and Castile y Leon (7.43 million).

They were followed by Castilla-La Mancha (6.24 million), the Canary Islands (5.92 million), Aragon (4.65 million), Extremadura (4.61 million), the Balearic Islands (4.14 million), Murcia (3.41 million), Asturias (2.87 million), Cantabria (1.55 million), La Rioja (1.5 million) and Ceuta and Melilla (1.15 million each).

The distribution of the €100 million has taken into account the distribution of women throughout the national territory.

Experts warn that gender violence could see a rise due to coronavirus lockdown.

The funds must be allocated to the maintenance and improvement of resource networks and social services for the care of victims, with special attention to women in vulnerable situations.

The budget is also aimed to help with social and occupational integration, promote awareness and prevention campaigns as well as support services for minors and children.

The autonomous communities must present a final report on the projects or programmes promoted with the funds received for the development of the State Pact against Gender Violence before March 31, 2021.

Last year saw the number of gender violence convictions in Spain reach an all time high with 51,790 cases taken to court, of which 36,534 resulted in convictions and 15,256 in acquittals.

Unfortunately, 2020 is likely to see another raise in the numbers as experts warn that gender violence could see a rise due to coronavirus lockdown.


La casa natal de Adolf Hitler en Austria se convertirá en una comisaría de policía. Será modificada al mínimo por los arquitectos. Así lo explicó este martes el gobierno, cuyo objetivo es “neutralizar” este edificio con un pasado incómodo. El estudio de arquitectos austriaco Marte ganó la licitación europea.

La idea es transformar el edificio gracias a su enfoque “aparentemente minimalista”, explicó el presidente del jurado, Robert Wimmer, en una rueda de prensa.

El gobierno austriaco llevó a cabo una dura batalla judicial para asegurarse la propiedad de esta casa. Está ubicada en el norte del país.

Evitar que sea un centro de peregrinación neo nazi

La pelearon con el fin de impedir que se convirtiera en un lugar de peregrinación neonazi. Hitler nació en esa casa el 20 de abril de 1889. El edificio de 800 m2, situado en el centro de Braunau-am-Inn, en la frontera con Alemania, será ampliado y provisto de un nuevo techo. “Confiar el edificio a la policía es lo mejor que se puede hacer para neutralizarlo”, consideró el responsable del proyecto, Hermann Feiner.

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Se barajaron varias posibilidades sobre el futuro del edificio. Incluso en algún momento se pensó en demolerla. Las obras costarán cinco millones de euros (5,6 millones de dólares) financiados por el Estado, y concluirán a inicios de 2023. “Será un nuevo capítulo, orientado hacia el futuro, sobre la casa natal de un dictador y un asesino en masa”, declaró el ministro austriaco del Interior, Karl Nehammer.

Tras un largo proceso, Austria se convirtió definitivamente en propietaria de esa casa en 2019. Esto después de haber sido arrendada por el mismo gobierno durante más de 40 años. Hubo que proceder con una expropiación contra la propietaria.

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Article content After decades of debate about what to do with the building in the town of Braunau am Inn on the German border, Austria carried out a compulsory purchase in 2017 and said last year it would be turned into police offices so that it “will never again evoke the memory of National Socialism.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Article content The renovation should be completed by early 2023 at a cost of 5 million euros ($7.56 million), and the rock will be transferred to a museum in Vienna, Interior Ministry official Hermann Feiner said. “The neutralization of this whole location was ultimately at the heart of this result,” Feiner said, adding that neutralization meant an architectural overhaul and a new use for the building. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Con la confirmación del primer caso de coronavirus en Colombia, el país entra en la fase de contener la epidemia.

Los expertos en salud habían dicho que la entrada del coronavirus a Colombia era inminente. Y luego de muchas falsas alarmas, el Ministerio de Salud confirmó el viernes en la tarde el primer caso de covid-19 en Bogotá.Se trata de una joven colombiana de 19 años que ingresó al país el 26 de febrero procedente de Milán, Italia, epicentro de la epidemia en Europa

Tras la llegada del Coronavirus COVID-19 a Colombia ciudadanos de Santa Marta se encuentran preocupados luego de que el Ministro de Salud confirmara que la principal medida de contener el virus es el incremento de lavado de manos, lavado que los samarios no saben si podrán realizar.

«Ganas hay y voluntad también para el lavado de las manos, lo que no hay es agua para llevar a cabo la recomendación» puntualizó Maria Avendaño habitante del barrio Bastidas.

«Yo pienso que esto es una exageración de que, por mucha crisis de agua, no tenga (refiriéndose a la ciudadanía) por lo menos una reserva ni para lavarse las manos”, manifestó Jairo Romo.

Cabe recordar que son más de 30 barrios en la ciudad de Santa Marta que no cuentan con el servicio de agua potable, por lo cual no se podría acatar de forma exitosa las recomendaciones del Ministerio de Salud ante la llegada del COVID-19 a Colombia.

Los ciudadanos continúan a la espera del pronunciamiento oficial de la Alcaldía de Santa Marta sobre la falta de agua y cuál sería el paso a seguir para que los hogares samarios cuenten con el preciado líquido.

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BOGOTA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday the country's first case of COVID-19.

The 19-year-old patient recently arrived in Bogota from Milan, Italy.

The Ministry of Health said in a release that the patient went to a local health center after presenting symptoms related to COVID-19.

The National Institute of Health announced that at this time, the preparation phase for confronting the new coronavirus ended and the protocol for containing the virus in the country has been activated. ■


La plataforma YouTube dejó este jueves de funcionar durante unos 20 minutos aproximadamente debido a un problema sin especificar pero que ya está resuelto, aclaró la compañía con sede en San Bruno (California, EE UU).

"Si recibía mensajes de error en YouTube, ese problema ya está resuelto. Ha durado unos 20 minutos en la página de inicio, suscripciones, buscador y otros. ¡Gracias por su paciencia y por todos avisos!", admitió YouTube en sus redes sociales.

Según el portal Downdetector, que reporta caídas de servicio de diferentes plataformas, YouTube dejó de funcionar sobre las 23.21 h GMT del jueves (1.21 h en la España peninsular).

Minutos después también dejó de funcionar su servicio de televisión por internet, Youtube TV, así como su plataforma de música por suscripción en streaming, YouTube Music.

La plataforma recibió cerca de 170.000 reportes de fallo en el momento álgido de la caída del servicio.

Según los reportes de Downdetector las caídas del servicio ocurrieron en todo el mundo aunque con especial intensidad en Japón, Estados Unidos, zonas del norte de Europa, y países de América Latina como México, Colombia, Perú y Brasil.

Cientos de usuarios de YouTube acudieron a la red social Twitter para alertar de la caída del servicio con la etiqueta #YouTubeDown.

La compañía respondió a estos usuarios en inglés, español y otros idiomas con el mensaje "el problema está resuelto, gracias por tu paciencia".

"Estoy por subir un vídeo y hago que se caiga YouTube", bromeaba uno de los usuarios. "Youtube ha dejado de funcionar justo cuando estaba escuchando Red Thread de Oneus, SACRILEGIO", ironizaba otro. "Qué pasa en YouTube? Ustedes pueden ver contenido? Me dice mis listas no existen y cada vídeo que no está disponible", describía otro de los usuarios.

Program Part of Company's Overall $10 Million Commitment to COVID-19 Relief

RACINE, Wis., April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With a goal of enabling this generation of children to better protect themselves and their communities, SC Johnson and Save the Children are partnering to educate and enable children worldwide to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. This new partnership will focus on helping children and their loved ones respond to this and future public health threats.

Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8713051-sc-johnson-save-the-children-covid-19/

SC Johnson is donating $1 million to help vulnerable and marginalized children around the world. This donation will support Save the Children programs that shine a light on the importance of personal hygiene and handwashing with the goal of slowing the rate of transmission and limiting the impacts of the pandemic on children and their families globally. SC Johnson will support Save the Children's global response to this pandemic, including efforts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, China, India and Mexico.

"We all must work together to equip our younger generations with the information and tools they need to protect themselves," said Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson. "I am incredibly grateful the teams at SC Johnson and Save the Children were able to quickly form this global partnership, with our shared goal of safer and healthier children and families now and in the future."

"Save the Children is proud to partner with SC Johnson in helping ensure the world's most vulnerable children have access to hygiene information, education, nutrition and social-emotional support amid the COVID-19 pandemic," said Janti Soeripto, President and CEO of Save the Children. "The new world we're living in reinforces the importance of powerful partnerships like this one, which bring us together as a global community for the safety and well-being of children and families around the world."

In addition to promoting the importance of good hygiene habits, this partnership also provides much needed support to help manage and overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by:

Supporting children's emotional needs with educational and psychological support as children struggle to deal with the stress and anxiety during these challenging times.

Addressing food insecurity by providing meals and food vouchers to families.

Educational support by providing books and other materials to support learning at home.

The partnership will also launch a joint social media campaign that allows parents and caregivers to engage children to share and amplify personal hygiene tools, tips and techniques. Details of this campaign will be announced shortly through both organizations' social media channels.

SC Johnson Doubles Commitment to COVID-19 ReliefThe partnership, announced today, coincides with a doubling of SC Johnson's contributions - from $5 million to $10 million - to support pressing public needs and those battling the virus on the front lines. Efforts taken by the global manufacturer of household and professional cleaning and disinfectant products to date include:

$1 million donation to the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund.

donation to the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund. 80,000 SC Johnson product care packages donated to hospital workers and first responders in the United States , distributed by the CDC Foundation.

, distributed by the CDC Foundation. $1 million to support various COVID-19 response efforts in Asia , Europe and Latin America .

to support various COVID-19 response efforts in , and . Support for the local medical response to COVID-19 in the company's backyard by providing meals, snacks and books to school children and care packages to first responders.

SC Johnson continues to assess ways to address the needs of people around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.

About SC JohnsonSC Johnson is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, as well as professional products. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, KIWI®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The 134-year-old company, which generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world. www.scjohnson.com

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Quebec, la provincia canadiense más afectada por el coronavirus, anunció el jueves que las escuelas primarias permanecerán cerradas hasta septiembre en Montreal, la ciudad más grande de esta región y epicentro de la epidemia.

El primer Ministro de la provincia, François Legault, justificó esta decisión por la baja disminución en el número de hospitalizaciones y porque no ha habido una "disminución significativa" de muertes, mientras que la provincia anunció más de 130 muertes en un día.

"La situación sigue siendo muy frágil en Montreal", dijo Legault durante su primera visita a la ciudad, donde tiene su residencia principal, desde que empezó el confinamiento en marzo.

En Quebec se han registrado más de la mitad de las aproximadamente 5500 muertes y 73.000 casos de coronavirus en el Canadá, la gran mayoría en la metrópoli de Quebec.

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"Las escuelas primarias que debían abrir el 25 de mayo: posponemos su reapertura", dijo Legault, añadiendo que permanecerían cerradas hasta "finales de agosto, principios de septiembre" mientras que las del resto de la región podrían reabrir a principios de mayo.

El gobierno de Quebec aplazó repetidamente la reapertura de empresas y escuelas en el área metropolitana de Montreal. Mientras que los negocios del resto de la provincia pudieron reabrir el 4 de mayo, los del área metropolitana tendrán que esperar al menos hasta el 25 de mayo.

Más del 80 % de las muertes en Quebec se registran en hogares de ancianos de la provincia.

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Coronavirus updates, May 14: Quebec pumps up economy, delays reopening Montreal schools It's unclear whether businesses can start up on May 25, but the reopening of daycares is delayed until at least June 1 Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

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Quebec will advance $2.9B in infrastructure spending

Legault defends Quebec remote-learning materials

Quebec records 131 new deaths

Students want Quebec universities to reduce tuition

Anxiety higher among Quebec immigrants, visible minorities More below 4:50 p.m. Montreal elementary schools will not reopen until August or September Following up on the press conference I covered earlier, here’s our full story, by René Bruemmer, about Quebec’s decision to delay reopening Montreal schools and daycares and the tentative plan to reopen businesses on May 25. 3:50 p.m. Quebec will advance $2.9B in infrastructure spending Quebec this afternoon announced that it will advance $2.9 billion in infrastructure spending.

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Article content The move will “inject more money, more quickly into the Quebec economy,” Premier François Legault said via Facebook. He said the extra spending will “reduce the economic impact of the (COVID-19) crisis and ensure a strong recovery.” Quebec now plans to spend $13.9 billion on infrastructure, up from the planned $11 billion. Much of extra money will go toward health, education, road and public-transit projects, the government said. 3:25 p.m. Mortgage crunch Many Canadians who are out of work due to the pandemic are struggling to pay their mortgages. Banks say 722,000 have asked to skip or put off payments. Today, the Bank of Canada released estimates of mortgage-holders’ liquid assets. Bank of Canada: "About 20 percent of all mortgage borrowers do not have enough liquid assets to cover two months of mortgage payments" pic.twitter.com/WiqOrITdpD — Scott Barlow (@SBarlow_ROB) May 14, 2020

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Article content 3:15 p.m. Quebec ‘strongly recommends’ the use of masks when leaving home Here’s an infographic Premier François Legault tweeted this afternoon to highlight his government’s key messages. 3:10 p.m. Plante welcomes school delay, help with masks Mayor Valérie Plante today welcomed Quebec’s decision to put off until August the reopening of schools in the Montreal region. She also thanked Premier François Legault for his promise to help Montreal distribute masks. Here’s what Plante had to say: We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Article content 3:05 p.m. Legault defends Quebec remote-learning resources Some Quebec parents have not been impressed by the remote-learning resources the province’s Education Department has provided to students so far. Premier François Legault was asked about this today. Here’s his response. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Article content 3 p.m. You can donate all those empties to a good cause With many stores not accepting them due to pandemic restrictions, empty returnable cans and beer bottles are piling up in Quebecers’ garages. On the next three Saturdays, some Montreal-area IGA, Metro and Super C grocery stores will set up drop-off points for the returnables in their parking lots, with money raised going to charity. The first donation day – Saturday, May 16 – will take place in seven boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Lachine, LaSalle, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, St-Laurent, Ville-Marie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. They will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The collections are a joint effort by the grocery store chains and Jour de la Terre, organizer of Quebec Earth Day events.

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Article content For more information, including addresses of the drop-off points, visit this page on the Jour de la Terre page. 2:45 p.m. Quebec restaurant owners want to reopen, even at half-capacity: poll Most Quebec restaurant operators are keen to reopen even with fewer tables, though many fear that the COVID-19 crisis could make it increasingly difficult to find staff. Read our full story, by Frédéric Tomesco. 2:40 p.m. Opinion: Anglos’ COVID-19 anxiety should be understood, not deflected “It was regrettable to hear Premier François Legault diminish the sincerely expressed anxieties of many English-speaking Quebecers, most of whom are concentrated on the island of Montreal, where he has regularly reminded us that the number of cases and fatalities are the highest in the province.”

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Article content Read the full op-ed, by Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies. 2:15 p.m. Updated charts, maps 2:10 p.m. Quebec delays reopening Montreal schools, records 131 new deaths Schools in Greater Montreal will not reopen until late August/early September, Premier François Legault announced this afternoon, describing the situation in the region as “fragile.” Children had been scheduled to return to class on May 25. He made the announcement at a joint press conference with Mayor Valérie Plante. “I think it was the right thing to do,” Plante said of the delay. Quebec high schools are currently holding classes online, as are CEGEPs and universities. CEGEPs and universities have said most classes will be held online in the fall.

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Article content Legault said he hopes high schools, CEGEPs and universities will hold at least some classes in person in the new school year. The reopening of daycares, also slated for May 25, is being delayed until at least June 1, the premier announced. Legault said the provincial government has not yet decided whether non-essential businesses in Greater Montreal will be allowed to reopen as scheduled on May 25. It will take “a few days” to decide whether businesses can reopen, he said. “I am convinced that we can regain control of the situation in Montreal.” Legault added that “it’s important that Montrealers wear masks (when leaving home), especially if we want to open businesses on May 25.” He said Quebec may make facial coverings obligatory on public transit.

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Article content Legault said Ottawa has agreed to extend the military’s support in Quebec long-term-care centres (CHSLDs). Earlier today, federal Public Security Minister Bill Blair said soldiers will continue helping out in CHSLDs until June 12. Legault also provided updated figures: Quebec has 40,724 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 793 from yesterday.

The provincial death toll is now 3,351, an increase of 131.

Montreal Island alone has 20,633 cases and 2,154 deaths.

Quebec screened 13,291 people over the past 24 hours, still short of its 14,000-test target. Conférence de presse sur la COVID-19 | 14 mai 2020 On sait que la situation est bonne en dehors de la région de Montréal, mais elle reste fragile dans la communauté métropolitaine. C’est là que la pandémie a frappé le plus durement et que le confinement dure depuis le plus longtemps. Je remercie tous les Québécois de la région de Montréal de votre discipline et de votre patience. 🎥Suivez notre point de presse en direct 👇 Posted by François Legault on Thursday, May 14, 2020

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Article content Legault and Plante had a private meeting this morning. Merci @francoislegault d’être avec nous à Montréal aujourd’hui. Continuons à travailler ensemble pour la sécurité et le bien-être de la population de la métropole. #polmtl #polqc https://t.co/f56iEJBRY3 — Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) May 14, 2020

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Article content 12:25 p.m. Students want Quebec universities to reduce tuition Following up on the Concordia University petition I wrote about earlier, here’s our full story about growing frustration among Quebec university students who want tuition fees cut because most classes will not be held in-person for the foreseeable future. 11:50 a.m. Anxiety higher among Quebec immigrants, visible minorities On Wednesday, results of an Association for Canadian Studies poll indicated that English-speaking Quebecers are more likely than francophones to be afraid of contracting COVID-19 and more likely to know an infected person. When Premier François Legault was asked about the findings, he blamed the anglophone media, singling out the Montreal Gazette.

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Article content Today, ACS president Jack Jedwab has published more details, this time focusing on Quebec immigrants and visible minorities. He found that they are also more afraid of the disease than the provincial average. Jedwab said immigrants are: More anxious than non-immigrants, especially immigrants who have been in Canada for less than 10 years.

Far more likely to feel the economic impact of the virus and to want to slow the pace of de-confinement.

More likely than non-immigrants to be worried about a family member getting the virus.

More likely to know someone diagnosed with the virus. The findings also show that: Visible minorities are far more likely than others to fear getting the virus.

Quebec Jews are far more likely to be afraid of getting the virus than Christians and atheists.

Quebecers who are most anxious about the novel coronavirus have adhered most closely to the government’s advice on preventive measures.

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Article content 11:30 a.m. Canada partially reopening national parks in June, Trudeau says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning announced $470 million in emergency financial aid for fish harvesters. Those who expect a 25-per-cent drop in income this season will get up to $10,000 to cover losses, he said. Ottawa will also provide non-repayable grants of up to $10,000 for fish harvesters who own a business. And employment insurance benefits will be beefed up so harvesters can apply based on last year’s revenues, Trudeau said. He also announced “some good news for the weeks ahead” on national parks. As of the beginning of June, some national parks will be partially reopening, allowing Canadians to use some trails and green spaces where physical distancing is possible. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

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Article content 11:05 a.m. Arruda apologizes, this time for comment about Montreal North Montreal North mayor Christine Black took to Facebook Tuesday to blast Quebec public health director Horacio Arruda for comments he made about what he said was a poor turnout for COVID-19 testing in the borough. Arruda backtracked and apologized a day later, saying, “I’m sorry if my information was wrong.” Read our full story, by Kathryn Greenaway. On Tuesday, Arruda apologized to anybody who may have been offended by a video in which he dances to a song by Quebec rapper Rod le Stod. 11 a.m. Ontario records lowest case growth rate since early March As Quebec continues to struggle with outbreaks, the situation is improving in Ontario. From The Canadian Press:

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Article content TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 258 new cases of COVID-19 today and 33 more deaths. That brings Ontario to a total of 21,494 cases, a 1.2-per-cent increase over the previous day — the lowest growth rate since early March. The number of new cases is the lowest since late March. The total includes 1,798 deaths and 16,204 cases that have been resolved, which is now more than 75 per cent of the total. Hospitalizations increased, though the numbers of people in intensive care and on ventilators decreased. 10:45 a.m. Students urged to prepare before applying for emergency benefits Students can start applying for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit tomorrow. They can speed up the process by setting up their account with the Canada Revenue Agency, federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says.

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Article content You can find more information here, including details on who can apply and how the application process will work. From May to August, the CESB will provide payments of $1,250 per four-week period. The amount rises to $2,000 for those with dependants or a disability. Attention students! 📢

Starting May 15th, you can apply for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. If you have not done so already, open a CRA MyAccount and sign up for direct deposits in order to get the CESB as quickly as possible.

For more info ➡ https://t.co/et28FR7psv pic.twitter.com/hD604Qwuts — Carla Qualtrough (@CQualtro) May 13, 2020

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Article content 10:30 a.m. Analysis: How Montreal’s CHSLDs mirrored the Diamond Princess outbreak As was the case with pre-symptomatic ship workers who unwittingly transmitted the coronavirus to confined passengers aboard the Diamond Princess, so have poorly equipped nurses and préposées aux bénéficiaires (orderlies) passed COVID-19 to the elderly residents of CHSLDs. Read the full story, by Aaron Derfel. 10:20 a.m. As they go mostly online, should Quebec universities cut tuition? With Quebec universities saying classes will be mainly online for the foreseeable future, some students are fighting back, arguing tuition fees should be reduced because they won’t have access to libraries and other facilities and services.

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Article content At Concordia University, students have started a petition calling for a tuition reduction for the summer. As of 10:25 a.m., just under 4,000 students had signed. 10:15 a.m. Bank of Canada warns of excess debt from COVID-19 From The Canadian Press: OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country’s financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The central bank has spent the last two months making a flurry of policy decisions that has seen it slash its target interest rate and embark on an unprecedented bond-buying program to ease the flow of credit. The report suggests these measures have helped ease liquidity strains and provide easy access to short-term credit for companies and households.

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Article content But it is warning this morning that a cash-flow problem for businesses seeing sharp revenue declines during the crisis could soon develop into a solvency issue. The Bank of Canada says market prices point to a concern that defaults are likely to rise. The report also raises concerns that household debt levels are likely to rise and become acute for households whose incomes don’t fully recover from the pandemic. 9:45 a.m. Legault in Montreal to see situation firsthand Premier François Legault will be in Montreal for much of the day to see first-hand how officials are handling the pandemic in a region that has become Canada’s epicentre. He is expected to talk about the slow ramp-up of testing in Quebec. The province had hoped to be testing 14,000 people daily by now but so far has only reached 9,000.

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Article content It’s the first time Legault has left Quebec City since the crisis began in mid-March. His schedule includes an 11 a.m. private meeting at his downtown Montreal office with Mayor Valérie Plante. At 1 p.m., Legault will hold a press conference at Place des Arts with Plante, and public-health directors Horacio Arruda and Mylène Drouin. At 4:30 p.m., the premier is to take part in a private meeting with regional health officials from across Greater Montreal. And Legault ends the day with a 6 p.m. conference call with Premier Justin Trudeau and other provincial premiers. 9:30 a.m. Gradual reopening of national parks, historic sites to be announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson are expected to announce today plans to begin a phased-in opening of federal parks and historic sites across the country.

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En el Senado trabajan a marchas forzadas las comisiones que tienen a su cargo la elaboración de las seis leyes secundarias del Acuerdo de Libre Comercio entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC), a fin de que el próximo lunes puedan aprobarse por la mañana.

Ello debido a que es requisito que existan dictámenes a fin de que la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la Unión, que está citada para sesionar ese mismo lunes a las 4 de la tarde, pueda convocar a un periodo extraordinario de sesiones en ambas cámaras, a partir del miércoles 24. El coordinador de Morena, Ricardo Monreal, comentó que las seis iniciativas: ley de infraestructura de calidad, ley aduanera, la ley de protección e innovación industrial, reformas al Código Penal y a la Ley de Derechos de Autor y la referida a variedades vegetales, han sido objeto de modificaciones, como sucede en toda negociación. Una de las más debatidas es la ley de infraestructura de calidad, en la que se endurecen las multas y se plantea como sanción el cierre de empresas, por lo que el Consejo Coordinador Empresarial ha propuesto cambios.

Monreal detalló que el debate se ha desarrollado en tres pistas: entre los legisladores de las distintas fuerzas políticas, con las secretaría de Economía y con la de Relaciones Exteriores, en esta última con Jesús Seade, subsecretario para América del Norte,quien fue el negociador para el T-MEC.

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On January 16, 2020, the United States Senate voted by an overwhelming majority to pass the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) after months of tense negotiations with Democrats over revisions to the original agreement which had been signed by all three signatories on November 30, 2018.

The USMCA has been touted by its supporters as a comprehensive and modern trade agreement to replace the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But how does the USMCA differ from NAFTA and what is so modern about it? The following is a brief overview of the notable differences between this 21st century agreement and its predecessor:

Automotive Rules of Origin

For this post it has been possible only to point at a summary level to some of the high points in the automotive rules of origin area. We have been helping clients find their way through the thicket of these new, complex and unprecedented rules of origin for automotive products and could already write a book on the subject. Among the most troubling issues that remain is the actual methodology for doing the necessary calculations, which has not yet been agreed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Mexico reports that the governments have been negotiating about rules for these calculations for months and they are not yet resolved. There are reports that Canada will now take up USMCA ratification in February, but one hopes that the calculation methodologies will be fully agreed before the USMCA takes effect, which will be first day of the third month following Canada's notification of its ratification.

For this post it has been possible only to point at a summary level to some of the high points in the automotive rules of origin area. We have been helping clients find their way through the thicket of these new, complex and unprecedented rules of origin for automotive products and could already write a book on the subject. Among the most troubling issues that remain is the actual methodology for doing the necessary calculations, which has not yet been agreed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Mexico reports that the governments have been negotiating about rules for these calculations for months and they are not yet resolved. There are reports that Canada will now take up USMCA ratification in February, but one hopes that the calculation methodologies will be fully agreed before the USMCA takes effect, which will be first day of the third month following Canada's notification of its ratification. For aluminum, the Protocol states that, 10 years after the USMCA enters into force, the parties "shall consider appropriate requirements that are in the interests of all three Parties for aluminum to be considered as originating under this Article."

The USMCA requires that 70% of all steel and aluminum used in vehicles must be purchases from North America in order for the vehicle to qualify as originating. As finally implemented, the USMCA incorporates the terms of a Protocol of Amendment signed on December 10, 2019 which provides that, after seven years, for steel used in vehicle production to qualify as originating and count toward the 70% requirement all "manufacturing processes must occur in one or more of the Parties, except for metallurgical processes involving the refinement of steel additives. Such processes include the initial melting and mixing and continues through the coating stage. This requirement does not apply to raw materials used in the steel manufacturing process, including steel scrap; iron ore; pig iron; reduced, processed, or pelletized iron ore; or raw alloys."

The USMCA requires that 70% of all steel and aluminum used in vehicles must be purchases from North America in order for the vehicle to qualify as originating. As finally implemented, the USMCA incorporates the terms of a Protocol of Amendment signed on December 10, 2019 which provides that, after seven years, for steel used in vehicle production to qualify as originating and count toward the 70% requirement all "manufacturing processes must occur in one or more of the Parties, except for metallurgical processes involving the refinement of steel additives. Such processes include the initial melting and mixing and continues through the coating stage. This requirement does not apply to raw materials used in the steel manufacturing process, including steel scrap; iron ore; pig iron; reduced, processed, or pelletized iron ore; or raw alloys." The USMCA will require that automotive products reach 75% North American content (up from 62.5% under NAFTA) and 40% high-wage content (at least $16 an hour) within five years in order to enjoy duty-free treatment. These levels are reached via a series of annual increments starting with 66% and 30% respectively in the first year, but producers can enter into alternative staging regimes with USTR provided they meet 75% and 40% respectively by year five. The legislation provides that within 90 days after enactment USTR will publish regulations establishing the procedure, calculation methodologies, timeframe, RVCs and other minimum requirements for alternative staging. An area of dispute has been a demand by the USTR that, in order to get their alternative staging regimes approved, manufacturers will have to agree to make even their U.S. production for the domestic market meet the USMCA rules of origin.

Product Blocking

In accordance with the Protocol of December 2019, the USMCA will allow "product blocking" at the U.S. border in a narrowly defined situation. The relevant text is "in cases where a Covered Facility or a Covered Facility owned or controlled by the same person producing the same or related goods or providing the same or related services has received a prior Denial of Rights determination on at least two occasions, remedies may include ... the denial of entry of such goods" (i.e., product blocking). Mexico accepted this because before product blocking can occur, the offending facility or another facility owned by the same company must first have been found in violation by labor panels in two different cases.

In accordance with the Protocol of December 2019, the USMCA will allow "product blocking" at the U.S. border in a narrowly defined situation. The relevant text is "in cases where a Covered Facility or a Covered Facility owned or controlled by the same person producing the same or related goods or providing the same or related services has received a prior Denial of Rights determination on at least two occasions, remedies may include ... the denial of entry of such goods" (i.e., product blocking). Mexico accepted this because before product blocking can occur, the offending facility or another facility owned by the same company must first have been found in violation by labor panels in two different cases. Labor

Some of the most significant differences between NAFTA and the USMCA are found in the labor provisions. The provision that has received the most media coverage is the one requiring Mexico to commit to legislation recognizing the right to collective bargaining. Under the December 2019 Protocol, the USMCA also introduces several enforcement mechanisms including a rapid response system comprised of independent panels to receive and investigate complaints about labor rights violations. Additionally, the U.S. will send up to five attachés to Mexico to monitor the country's compliance with its obligations under the new agreement. The USMCA also includes new provisions prohibiting the importation of goods produced by forced labor and addressing violence against workers.

Some of the most significant differences between NAFTA and the USMCA are found in the labor provisions. The provision that has received the most media coverage is the one requiring Mexico to commit to legislation recognizing the right to collective bargaining. Under the December 2019 Protocol, the USMCA also introduces several enforcement mechanisms including a rapid response system comprised of independent panels to receive and investigate complaints about labor rights violations. Additionally, the U.S. will send up to five attachés to Mexico to monitor the country's compliance with its obligations under the new agreement. The USMCA also includes new provisions prohibiting the importation of goods produced by forced labor and addressing violence against workers. Intellectual Property

Although NAFTA was the first trade treaty to include intellectual property protections back in 1994, since then technological advancements have come at a dizzying speed. The USMCA includes intellectual property provisions that are responsive to the increasingly rapid rate of innovation including protections for patents and trademarks in biotech and domain names—both areas that have advanced exponentially in the past 25 years. The recently passed version of the USMCA includes protections for biologic pharmaceutical products (specialty drugs made with living cells), but as a result of the December 2019 Protocol these protections are less substantial than those in the original November 30, 2018 version of the agreement. The USMCA also requires each signatory to maintain an online database of contact information for each domain name registrant and to implement a domain name dispute mechanism.

Although NAFTA was the first trade treaty to include intellectual property protections back in 1994, since then technological advancements have come at a dizzying speed. The USMCA includes intellectual property provisions that are responsive to the increasingly rapid rate of innovation including protections for patents and trademarks in biotech and domain names—both areas that have advanced exponentially in the past 25 years. The recently passed version of the USMCA includes protections for biologic pharmaceutical products (specialty drugs made with living cells), but as a result of the December 2019 Protocol these protections are less substantial than those in the original November 30, 2018 version of the agreement. The USMCA also requires each signatory to maintain an online database of contact information for each domain name registrant and to implement a domain name dispute mechanism. Digital trade

Digital Trade is yet another field that is far ahead of where it was when NAFTA was implemented. The USMCA prohibits its signatories from establishing restrictions on cross-border information transfers by electronic means if the activity is to conduct the business of a "covered person" (defined as certain investments, investors, and service suppliers). The USMCA does, however, allow parties to impose some restrictions on such transfers to serve legitimate public policy objectives. USMCA signatories are further prohibited from requiring the disclosure of source code or algorithms as a condition for the import, distribution, sale, or use of software or products containing that software in their territories. Finally, the USMCA parties are prohibited from imposing liability on suppliers or users of interactive computer services provided on a cross-border basis unless doing so protects intellectual property or criminal law enforcement.

Digital Trade is yet another field that is far ahead of where it was when NAFTA was implemented. The USMCA prohibits its signatories from establishing restrictions on cross-border information transfers by electronic means if the activity is to conduct the business of a "covered person" (defined as certain investments, investors, and service suppliers). The USMCA does, however, allow parties to impose some restrictions on such transfers to serve legitimate public policy objectives. USMCA signatories are further prohibited from requiring the disclosure of source code or algorithms as a condition for the import, distribution, sale, or use of software or products containing that software in their territories. Finally, the USMCA parties are prohibited from imposing liability on suppliers or users of interactive computer services provided on a cross-border basis unless doing so protects intellectual property or criminal law enforcement. Financial Services

The USMCA also includes a chapter on Financial Services in which the three parties agree to achieve and maintain a market-determined exchange rate regime, refrain from competitive devaluation, and strengthen underlying economic fundamentals. The chapter further provides that each party must grant financial institutions of another party established within its territory access to payment and clearing systems operated by public entities. NAFTA did not contain provisions comparable to these USMCA provisions. Further the USMCA prohibits any party from adopting or maintaining measures that would limit the number of financial institutions, cross-border financial service suppliers, financial service operations, or the total value of financial service transactions or assets.

The USMCA also includes a chapter on Financial Services in which the three parties agree to achieve and maintain a market-determined exchange rate regime, refrain from competitive devaluation, and strengthen underlying economic fundamentals. The chapter further provides that each party must grant financial institutions of another party established within its territory access to payment and clearing systems operated by public entities. NAFTA did not contain provisions comparable to these USMCA provisions. Further the USMCA prohibits any party from adopting or maintaining measures that would limit the number of financial institutions, cross-border financial service suppliers, financial service operations, or the total value of financial service transactions or assets. Environment

The USMCA environmental provisions include commitments on the part of all three signatories to maintain procedures for assessing the environmental impact of proposed projects, preventing damage to the marine environment by ship pollution, and harmonizing air quality monitoring methodologies. The USMCA environment provisions, like the labor provisions, include the use of U.S. attachés to monitor Mexico's compliance with the agreement's environmental provisions. Finally, the USMCA includes enhanced customer verification to make sure that only legally harvested goods are being imported from Mexico.

The USMCA environmental provisions include commitments on the part of all three signatories to maintain procedures for assessing the environmental impact of proposed projects, preventing damage to the marine environment by ship pollution, and harmonizing air quality monitoring methodologies. The USMCA environment provisions, like the labor provisions, include the use of U.S. attachés to monitor Mexico's compliance with the agreement's environmental provisions. Finally, the USMCA includes enhanced customer verification to make sure that only legally harvested goods are being imported from Mexico. Sunset

The USMCA has a 16-year sunset clause, but it also provides for the parties to review the agreement after 6 years and decide whether to extend it beyond 16 years.

The USMCA is a revolutionary transformation of the basis on which manufacturing and trade have been conducted in North America for the past quarter century. Its many new concepts and open questions will inevitably spawn years of discussion, disagreement, negotiation and litigation. As always, your Sheppard Mullin Trade team is here to help you navigate this new, treacherous terrain.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


J.K. Rowling publicará gratis de forma online un cuento de hadas sobre la verdad y el abuso de poder para que los niños que están en encerrados puedan leerlo.

Los primeros capítulos serán publicados el martes y luego todos los días de semana hasta el 10 de julio, dijo Rowling en Twitter, donde aclaró que "esto no está relacionado con Harry Potter".

Rowling tuvo la idea de "The Ickabog" mientras escribía Harry Potter y tenía la intención de publicarlo después de "Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte", el último de su serie de siete libros del joven mago.

I have a small announcement, but before I get started, I

want to head off one possible source of confusion.

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THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF

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1/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020

Pero el manuscrito mayormente escrito a mano terminó en el ático de su casa y permaneció allí durante una década hasta hace unas semanas, guardado en una caja de la tienda de moda Net-A-Porter. En los últimos días, decidió reescribir algunas partes.

"'The Ickabog' es una historia sobre la verdad y el abuso de poder", dijo Rowling, de 54 años. "Los temas son atemporales y podrían aplicarse a cualquier época o a cualquier país", agregó.

"Para evitar una pregunta obvia: la idea se me ocurrió hace más de una década, así que no tiene la intención de ser leído como respuesta a nada que esté pasando hoy en el mundo", agregó.

Foto: Twitter @jk_rowling

Rowling dijo que donará sus derechos de autor a proyectos y organizaciones que ayudan a los grupos más afectados por el Covid-19.

"Decidí publicar 'The Ickabog' gratis online para que los niños encerrados, o incluso aquellos que regresaron a la escuela durante estos tiempos extraños e inquietantes puedan leerlo o que se los lean", dijo.

"¡Me gustaría que los niños ilustren el libro para mí!", dijo. "Dejen volar libremente su imaginación", agregó.

Harry Potter has been one of the most read and watched fantasy drama franchise. Written by the acclaimed author J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter book series comprises of 7 parts. But this time, Rowling has made headlines for reasons other than Harry Potter. The author has finally published the first chapter of her much-awaited kids’ special book, The Ickabog.

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Taking to her official Twitter handle, J.K. Rowling made the announcement in a series of 13 trial Tweets. Titled The Ickabog, the illustrated book’s first chapter will be available for free and can be read by fans online. Rowling has especially encouraged parents to read the book with their children amid the lockdown to keep them entertained.

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However, taking to her Twitter handle J.K. Rowling warned her fans that the announcement that she was going to make or the new book in itself was NOT A SPIN-OFF TO THE HARRY POTTER Franchise. “I have a small announcement, but before I get started, I want to head off one possible source of confusion. THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF.”

Opening up about her journey of writing The Ickabog, J.K. Rowling’s tweet read, “Over 10 years ago, I wrote a stand-alone fairy tale called The Ickabog…. About The Ickabog The idea for The Ickabog came to me while I was still writing Harry Potter. I wrote most of a first draft in fits and starts between Potter books, intending to publish it after… I always meant to publish it, but after the last Potter was released I wrote two novels for adults and, after some dithering, decided to put those out next. Until very recently, the only people who’d heard the story of The Ickabog were my two younger children.”

Check out her full trail here:

I have a small announcement, but before I get started, I

want to head off one possible source of confusion.

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THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF

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1/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020

Over 10 years ago, I wrote a stand-alone fairy tale called

The Ickabog. You can read more about how, why and

when The Ickabog was written at https://t.co/MgH9NZnSAS 2/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020

While we can’t wait to lay our hands on yet another masterpiece by the author, do let us know your thoughts about reading her new book in our comments section below.

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Mientras Europa sale masivamente del desconfinamiento, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) alertó que la situación del coronavirus está "empeorando" a nivel mundial.

Así lo afirmó el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, quien remarcó que el escenario del COVID-19 está mejorando en Europa, pero a nivel mundial está empeorando.

De acuerdo con el jefe de la OMS, fueron reportados más de 100.000 casos durante nueve de cada uno de los últimos 10 días, y el 7 de junio se reportaron más de 136.000 casos, "la mayor cifra hasta el momento en un solo día".

"Hasta ahora se han informado a la OMS cerca de siete millones de casos de COVID-19, y cerca de 400.000 decesos", puntualizó.

Con respecto a la situación en Africa, el jefe de la OMS dijo que la mayoría de los países del continente todavía están registrando un aumento en los casos de COVID-19 y algunos están reportando casos en nuevas zonas geográficas.

"También estamos viendo un aumento en el número de casos en partes de Europa Oriental y Asia Central", añadió.

El jefe de la OMS también recordó a los países con indicios positivos que deben evitar "el exceso de confianza" pues la mayor parte de las personas a nivel mundial siguen siendo susceptibles al contagio.

"Más de seis meses después de iniciada esta pandemia, este no es el momento de que ningún país quite el pie del pedal", dijo.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Africa will not become testing ground for any vaccines against COVID-19.

Tedros spoke against the backlash that followed some suggestion by French doctors that a vaccine be tested in Africa.

“Africa cannot and will not be a testing ground for any vaccine”, Tedros, an Ethiopian said on Monday.

“We will follow all the rules to test any vaccine or therapeutics all over the world using exactly the same rule, whether it’s in Europe, Africa or wherever,”

He told a virtual briefing in Geneva that he was “appalled” by comments made last week by some scientists, who said the testing ground for the new vaccines will be Africa.

Tedros said “the hangover from a colonial mentality has to stop.”

Two French doctors have been accused of racism after a TV debate in which one suggested trials in Africa to see if a tuberculosis vaccine would prove effective against coronavirus.

The WHO chief condemned those “racist remarks” in “the strongest terms”.

He described them as “a disgrace”.

“This(vaccine testing) will not happen in Africa, and will not happen elsewhere, in any country.”

“Proper protocols will be followed and human beings will be treated as human beings… the same way equally,” he said.

Tedros revealed that the WHO would hopefully announce later this week an initiative to accelerate research, development and production of vaccines against COVID-19, as well as designed mechanisms for “equitable distribution” of the vaccines.

“We will have a problem while looking for vaccines, unless we break the barriers to equitable distribution of the products,” he said.

“we need to address the challenges to access ahead of time.”

According to the WHO chief, more than 70 countries have joined WHO’s Solidarity Trial to accelerate the search for an effective treatment.

And about 20 institutions and companies are racing to develop a vaccine.


Toronto (Canadá), 27 ene (EFE).- El Parlamento canadiense inició este lunes el proceso de ratificación del nuevo tratado comercial de América del Norte, denominado T-MEC, el último paso necesario para que el acuerdo negociado por Estados Unidos, México y Canadá para sustituir al TLCAN entre en vigor.

El primer ministro canadiense, Justin Trudeau, declaró hoy al reinicio de las sesiones de la Cámara Baja del Parlamento que se van a 'concentrar en ratificarlo rápidamente'.

Aunque el Partido Liberal de Trudeau sólo tiene 157 de los 338 escaños de los Comunes, Trudeau está confiado en que logrará el apoyo de otros partidos para conseguir la ratificación.

El acuerdo también tiene que ser aprobado por el Senado canadiense, que no reiniciará sus sesiones hasta el 4 de febrero.

También hoy, la viceprimera ministra de Canadá, Chrystia Freeland, solicitó durante una rueda de prensa en Ottawa que los partidos de la oposición apoyen la aprobación del acuerdo 'sin retrasos'.

Freeland fue la encargada de presentar hoy en la Cámara Baja el texto de la moción que iniciará la aprobación del acuerdo.

'Pido que todos nosotros en este lugar trabajemos de forma conjunta como colegas para poner a Canadá y los canadienses por delante y aprobar esta legislación sin retrasos injustificados', declaró Freeland, que durante su etapa como ministra de Asuntos Exteriores negoció el T-MEC.

Freeland añadió que el acuerdo 'es una victoria para todos los canadienses de cualquier partido y de todas las regiones' de Canadá.

El Gobierno de Trudeau prevé que el Conservador, el principal partido de la oposición, con 121 diputados, apoyará la ratificación del acuerdo.

Hoy, Yves-Francois Blanchet, líder del Bloque Quebequés (BQ), el tercer partido en número de escaños con 32 y que representa los intereses de la provincia de Quebec, afirmó que aunque la formación defiende el libre comercio, quiere estar seguro de que el T-MEC protege la industria del aluminio, clave para la provincia francófona.

Pero el propio sector del aluminio de Canadá ha dado el visto bueno al acuerdo y ha solicitado también la rápida ratificación del acuerdo.

Mientras, representantes de organizaciones empresariales y económicas del país expresaron hoy su apoyo por la ratificación del acuerdo.

La Cámara de Comercio de Canadá señaló en un comunicado que 'es crucial para las empresas que este acuerdo sea ratificado de forma rápida', dado que Estados Unidos y México son los dos principales socios comerciales del país.

La Cámara de Comercio añadió que el T-MEC 'representa un buen resultado para la economía canadiense incluso si no todos los aspectos del acuerdo son perfectos para todos los sectores de la economía'.

Por su parte, la Federación de Municipalidades Canadienses, que representa las municipalidades de todo el país, también expresaron su apoyo por la ratificación.

'Somos los motores económicos de nuestros países y los beneficios mutuos de una relación económica fuerte y justa entre los tres países son claros. Nuestra asociación de comercio libre y justo es crítica para construir comunidades competitivas globalmente y un futuro próspero', añadió la federación. EFE

President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. And two administration officials say the U.S. is considering turning back all people who cross illegally from Mexico into the United States. Trump tweets that the restrictions on the Canadian border will not affect the flow of trade between the countries. Canada relies on the U.S. for 75% of its exports and about 18% of American exports go to Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travelers will no longer be able permitted to cross the border for recreation or tourism, but that essential travel will continue.


Propusieron al disidente del chavismo Nícmer Evans como candidato presidencial opositor para las elecciones de 2024

El Movimiento Democracia e Inclusión optó por su fundador para competir en las primarias organizadas por la oposición

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Experto en digital de Centrum PUCP remarca cómo la red de redes llegó a cambiar todo hace cuatro décadas, lo que nos permite vivir en un mundo con más información y mejores servicios.

A días de la Cumbre de las Américas, Estados Unidos felicitó a Uruguay por su “liderazgo” en la región

“Es un socio confiable y referente en valores e instituciones democráticas en el Hemisferio Occidental”, declaró el senador estadounidense Chris Dodd, asesor especial de la Casa Blanca para la cumbre del 6 al 10 de junio en Los Ángeles

La Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana anunció su ruptura con el Patriarcado de Moscú por apoyar la invasión

Así, declararon su plena autonomía e independencia. Kiril, el patriarca, mantiene una estrecha relación con el Kremlin y fue el que promovió la idea del “Mundo Ruso”

María del Carmen Alva defiende bicameralidad: “Es por la democracia”

La presidenta del Congreso dejó en claro que Acción Popular siempre se ha decantado por impulsar una Cámara de Senadores.

Lima Group statement

January 5, 2020

The governments of Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Venezuela members of the Lima Group, condemn the use of force by the dictatorial regime of Nicolas Maduro to prevent the deputies of the National Assembly from freely accessing the session, convened for today, January 5, to democratically elect their Governing Board.

The National Assembly has the constitutional right to meet without intimidation or interference in order to elect its President and Governing Board, and therefore we do not recognize the result of an election that violates those rights and which has taken place without the full participation of the deputies who attended the session.

The Lima Group follows with great concern the events taking place in Venezuela and calls on the international community to work together in support of the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in the country.


A continuación, los sucesos más recientes sobre la pandemia de COVID-19. En todo el mundo, el número de casos confirmados para el martes era de más de 1,9 millones y unos 121.000 muertos, según el conteo de la Universidad Johns Hopkins.

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El presidente estadunidense Donald Trump se reunió en la Casa Blanca con enfermos que se han recuperado del COVID-19.

Entre los expacientes estaba la legisladora estatal de Michigan Karen Whitsett, quien ha elogiado públicamente a Trump por promover el uso de un medicamento antimalaria _que ella dice que usó durante su convalecencia_ como tratamiento para la enfermedad.

Whitsett agradeció de nuevo Trump en la reunión del martes y dijo que la hidrocloroquina debería estar disponible ampliamente para las personas en Detroit, que es su distrito.

Trump ha promovido el uso del fármaco como tratamiento para el COVID-19, aunque no ha sido aprobado por el gobierno federal para ese uso específico.

Trump también recibió a un pasajero que estaba en un crucero donde hubo un brote del virus.

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La Organización Mundial de la Salud advirtió el martes a las personas que no crean las versiones de que tomar bebidas alcohólicas fuertes ayudará a combatir el coronavirus.

La oficina europea de la agencia dijo que "el miedo y la desinformación han generado un mito peligroso de que el consumo de alcohol de alta concentración puede matar el virus que causa el COVID-19". No es así".

Advirtió que el consumo de alcohol siempre representa un riesgo para la salud, especialmente si está altamente concentrado o adulterado con metanol, porque eso puede provocar la muerte.

La agencia dice que el alcohol es responsable de un millón de muertes en Europa cada año, un tercio del total mundial.

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Cientos de migrantes sin trabajo se aglomeraron el martes en una estación ferroviaria en protesta contra la decisión del primer ministro indio Narendra Modi de prolongar la cuarentena hasta el 3 de mayo.

Exigen transporte en trenes especiales a sus poblaciones en el norte de la India.

La policía los atacó cuando se negaron a abandonar la estación ferroviaria de Bandra en Mumbai, la capital financiera del país, y los obligó a regresar a los barrios miserables cercanos donde viven.

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Dos de las farmacéuticas más grandes del mundo, Sanofi Pasteur y GSK, se han asociado con la esperanza de acelerar el desarrollo de una vacuna para el COVID-19.

Las empresas dicen que la vacuna experimental se basaría en la vacuna para la influenza de Sanofi combinada con un refuerzo de GSK.

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Italia permitió el martes la apertura de librerías, papelerías y tiendas de ropa y artículos para bebé, con la condición de que mantengan las normas de distanciamiento social y las medidas sanitarias impuestas a los supermercados.

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La cifra de muertes por coronavirus en España ha superado las 18.000, con 567 en las últimas 24 horas. El número es mayor que el del lunes, pero inferior a los incrementos diarios de las últimas dos semanas.

El Ministerio de Salud reportó 3.045 casos nuevos el martes, un aumento diario de 1,8% para un total de aproximadamente 172.500.

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La agencia de salud de la ONU advierte que más de 117 millones de niños en una treintena de países podrían dejar de recibir la vacuna para el sarampión a medida que los países suspenden las inmunizaciones y otros servicios para combatir la pandemia de coronavirus.

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En la mayoría de los pacientes, el coronavirus causa síntomas leves, pero en otros, especialmente ancianos y personas con problemas médicos previo, pueden sufrir complicaciones graves como neumonía o incluso la muerte.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to leaders of the US, Spain and Brazil and conveyed condolences for the loss of lives.

The US and Spain are the two of the world's most affected countries by the novel coronavirus. While the highest death toll has been recorded by Italy (15,362), highest number of cases has been seen in the US.

In a call with US President Donald Trump, the two leaders exchanged views on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global well-being and economy.

Modi conveyed deep condolences for the loss of lives in the United States, and his prayers for early recovery of those still suffering from the disease.

Stressing the special relationship between the two countries, the Prime Minister reiterated India’s solidarity with the USA in overcoming this global crisis together, the government said in a statement. The two leaders agreed to deploy the full strength of the India – US partnership to resolutely and effectively combat COVID-19, it said.

Modi and Trump exchanged notes on the respective steps taken in each country for mitigating the health and economic impacts of the pandemic, the government said.

The two leaders also touched upon the significance of practices such as Yoga and Ayurveda for ensuring physical and mental well-being in these difficult times, it added.

They agreed that their officials would remain in close touch with respect to the global COVID-19 crisis.

The United States, which has now become the epicentre of the coronavirus, has recorded over 3 lakh cases or more than 25% of the total global cases of COVID-19.

According to Johns Hopkins University tracker, the US has recorded 311,357 cases and 8,452 deaths from COVID-19.

Modi also held a telephonic conversation with Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon, President of the Government (equivalent to Prime Minister) of Spain. Modi conveyed his deepest condolences for the tragic loss of lives in Spain, and offered his prayers for the speedy recovery of those still suffering from the disease.

The death toll in Spain reached 11,947 on Sunday with over 126,000 cases.

The two leaders discussed the global challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister assured the Spanish dignitary that India stands in solidarity with the heroic Spanish efforts, and would be ready to extend support to the best of its ability.

The two leaders agreed on the importance of international cooperation for fighting the global health crisis. The Spanish Prime Minister agreed with Prime Minister’s observation that the world needed to define a new, human-centric concept of globalisation for the post-COVID era.

The two leaders also agreed on the utility of yoga and traditional herbal medicines for providing an easily accessible means of ensuring the psychological and physical health of people confined to their homes due to the pandemic.

They agreed that their teams would remain in constant touch with respect to the evolving COVID-19 situation and the requirements emerging from it.

Modi also had a telephonic conversation Brazil President Jair Messias Bolsonaro.

The two leaders stressed the significance of close cooperation between India and Brazil, bilaterally as well as in the multilateral institutional framework, to mitigate the grave crises caused by COVID-19. They agreed on the need to forge a new human-centric concept of globalisation for the post-COVID world.

Brazil has recorded over 10,000 cases and 445 deaths due to coronavirus.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide crossed 12 lakh with close to 65,000 deaths on Sunday.

In India, the number of total cases is 3072, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. While 74 people have died of the disease, 213 have been discharged after treatment.


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Hoy los dominicanos nacionalizados en España, españoles y residentes en cualquiera de los estados Schengen que quieran regresar a España con destino a Madrid podrán hacerlo aprovechando un vuelo de repatriación que ha anunciado Iberia para ayudar a regresar a los ciudadanos europeos a sus lugares de origen. Este vuelo saldrá de este país europeo esta noche a las 10:00, según confirmó Listín Diario con la línea aérea.

De acuerdo con un comunicado en su portal, la compañía aérea informa que hoy salen dos vuelos especiales desde Santo Domingo, República Dominicana y desde Dakar. Los vuelos que salen hoy desde estos destinos son aviones A330. También saldrá otro más grande desde Cuba, para llevar a una cantidad de personas que se encuentran varadas en estos países por la enfermedad de coronavirus COVID-19.

Iberia indica que con estos fines ha realizado operaciones de vuelos desde Quito, Buenos Aires, Tokio, y otros dos anteriores desde Santo Domingo y Dakar, continuando con la repatriación de los españoles que se encuentran por el mundo.

Otras operaciones, luego que sugiera la pandemia del COVID-19, han sido desde y hacia Uruguay, Ecuador, República Dominicana, Japón y Senegal.

Asimismo, la aerolínea donó más de 6,000 edredones al nuevo hospital de IFEMA, otras 5,500 batas sanitaria al hospital Gregorio mañón, 1,000 almohadas, 1,200 fundas de almohadas, más de 4,000 batas sanitaria de celulosa a ese centro hospitalario y más de 1,600 batas de barrera contra agentes infecciosos.

Además, programa incluir a su ayuda cepillos de dientes, calcetines, peines y pasta dentífrica.

Guayaquil, March 19 (RHC)-- Guayaquil authorities blocked the airstrip of the airport in the Ecuadorian city on Wednesday to prevent the arrival of a plane from Spain on the suspicion that it was carrying passengers infected with COVID-19.

The Airbus of Iberia, which had departed from Madrid with 11 passengers, intended to land on the runway of the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil; however, it was prevented by the authorities at the airport.

The sudden deployment of police cars along the runway was decided unilaterally by the mayor of the city of Guayaquil, according to local media. The flight was forced to be diverted to Quito, the Ecuadorian capital. The event occurred without authorization from the country's aviation authorities.

"I authorized the deployment of vehicles to prevent the landing of passengers who might be infected with coronavirus," city mayor Cinthia Viteri told reporters. "I also decided to do so because Guayaquil is an infection and risk area. If they are healthy, they could be infected in the city," she added.

"It is inconceivable that the highest authorities of the country would allow the arrival of an Iberia plane," Viteri said angrily.

Meanwhile, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Transport and Public Works rejected the decision. "It is a violent act, which should not go unpunished," the entity said in a statement.

Ecuador's Attorney General's Office will investigate the blockade of the runway at the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. The invasion of the airstrip also affected the arrival of a Boeing 777 of the KLM company from Amsterdam.


Aerolíneas Argentinas enviará en las próximas horas aviones a Punta Cana, Cancún y Miami para repatriar argentinos que quedaron varados en esos destinos por la cuarentena y el cierre de fronteras decretado por el Gobierno para contener el avance de la pandemia de coronavirus.

Así lo confirmó el presidente de Aerolíneas Argentinas, Pablo Ceriani, al señalar que la empresa está realizando vuelos de repatriación dentro de las restricciones sanitarias impuestas por el Ministerio de Salud.

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En tanto, la línea aérea de bandera confirmó vuelos especiales hacia y desde Ushuaia, en Tierra del Fuego, con tres frecuencias el 18, 22 y 25 de abril próximos.

«Estamos programando vuelos de repatriación; esta semana haremos Punta Cana y Cancún, el fin de semana Miami, y para la semana que viene tenemos una serie de vuelos también programados», señaló Ceriani en declaraciones a Radio 10.

Aerolíneas Argentina anunció este jueves un nuevo vuelo especial desde Miami programado para el 18 de abril con horario de arribo al aeropuerto internacional de Ezeiza para las 19:30.

En un comunicado, señaló que con la confirmación del nuevo vuelo excepcional, la compañía alcanza un total de siete, con el siguiente detalle: dos desde Cancún, dos desde Punta Cana, uno desde Bogotá, uno desde Quito y uno desde Miami.

En tanto, con respecto a los nuevos vuelos hacia y desde Tierra del Fuego, Aerolíneas señaló que «ha programado nueve vuelos excepcionales a Ushuaia» y eso «significa en términos de asientos un total de 3.000 plazas o bien 1.500 por tramo de vuelo».

Este miércoles, Ceriani estuvo reunido con el presidente Alberto Fernández en la Residencia de Olivos, a quien le informó sobre el vuelo que partió hacia China con el objetivo de traer al país insumos médicos y material para la prevención del coronavirus.

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Today (April 15), an Airbus A330-200 of Aerolineas Argentinas, using flight AR 1070 will depart Buenos Aires with a final destination of Shanghai, China

The aircraft will make a technical stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, and its mission will be to bring a shipment of medical supplies back to Argentina to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The equipment is being donated by the Chinese government. The shipment is made up of 100,000 COVID-19 early detection kits, digital thermometers, 100,000 N95 and other surgical masks, gloves and minor equipment, and 50,000 biosafety suits.

A second flight, with a date not yet specified, will bring 1,500 respirators that have not yet been able to be dispatched due to logistics issues from China.

This first flight will have a crew made up of 4 captains and 8 first officers.

Moreover, Aerolineas Argentinas announced 2 new exceptional operations from Cancun and Punta Cana scheduled for April 15 and 16 respectively. Both flights will be carried out with Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which means a total of 530 seats available to Argentines who are still stranded abroad. With the confirmation of the new flights, the company reaches a total of 6 exceptional flights (2 from Cancun, 2 from Punta Cana, 1 from Bogotá and 1 from Quito). In this second phase, Aerolineas Argentinas has offered 1500 seats for Argentines who wish to return home

During the first phase of special flights that took place between March 18 and 27, 44 special repatriation flights were carried out, allowing more than 14,000 people to return to the country. The destinations operated were: Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, San Pablo, Porto Seguro, San Salvador de Bahía, Bogotá, Lima, Miami, Madrid, Cancún and Punta Cana.

Martin Ortiz reporting from Argentina.

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President Donald Trump said there was significant evidence that coronavirus originated from a lab in Wuhan, China earlier this month — but Trump now appears to be downplaying the lab theory.

Both Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the lab idea, with Pompeo claiming that there was “enormous evidence” that the virus came from a lab.

Trump also repeated the Wuhan lab claim in a Fox News town hall, saying that there is “very conclusive” evidence that the coronavirus came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

But in an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo that aired Sunday, he appeared to downplay it, refusing to provide any information and saying that it could have come from bats too.

“Secretary Pompeo said that he had strong evidence that it did come from the virology lab. We’ve been reporting this every Sunday by the way, from early on. You also said that you saw evidence,” Bartiromo said.

“Can you tell us anything about the intelligence?”

“No. No,” Trump said. “But we have a lot of information, and it’s not good.”

“But you know the worst of all, whether it came from the lab or came from the bats, it all came from China, and they should have stopped it,” he continued. “They could have stopped it at that source. I call it the source. Right there, it should have been stopped.”

“They made a decision to allow it to escape its borders?” Bartiromo asked.

“I don’t know if they made the decision, but it got out of control. I think more likely it got out of control,” Trump said.

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Multiple researchers have thrown cold water on the lab origin. Dr. Anthony Fauci has been highly skeptical of the idea that the virus came from a lab, saying that he is “very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated.”

“Everything about the stepwise evolution over time strongly indicates that [this virus] evolved in nature and then jumped species,” Fauci said earlier this month.

Jonna Mazet, an American researcher who worked at the lab in Wuhan at the center of these claims, cross-referenced the genetic information of the coronaviruses she worked with and determined that they didn’t match COVID-19. (RELATED: China Poised To Buy Up Texas Oil Amid Coronavirus Slump)