Left Review Online April 14, 2020
Havana. In a letter addressed to the United Nation, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC), Organization of American States (OAS), the World and Pan American Health Organizations (WHO, PAHO), the Sao Paulo Forum and others have requested the lifting of unilateral coercive sanctions against several countries,...more
After 76 days in strict lockdown, Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province, which was the first to bear the brunt of what has become a global pandemic, reopened to the outside world on Wednesday morning. While much work remains to be done to restart the economy and prevent...more
As the spread of COVID-19 pandemic becomes critical in many countries of the world, Nepal is also placed on a high-risk radar. In an address to the nation on April 7, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli accepted that the next two weeks are crucial for Nepal as it...more
At a critical moment when global cooperation is direly needed to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, some Australian media outlets and personnel have been fabricating facts, groundlessly accusing China of being responsible for the spread of the virus and demanding China pay for the losses the pandemic would...more
Kathmandu. The President of the Socialist Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez insisted on the importance of social distancing to contain COVID-19. Addressing the daily meeting for evaluating the epidemiological situation in the country and implementation plans to control the propagation of the new coronavirus in the country...more
In this moment of CORONA, terrorizing the globe Tell either you want war or peace, at this juncture If you want and desire peace Abandon the terror now Stop the manufacture and sale of arms and ammunition in the world Call back all the forces that are currently...more
From governmental distribution to the private sector, the Trump administration and US officials in different states are striving to source much-needed medical goods from China, as the coronavirus has hit the US at a devastating speed. China's government and companies have shown their willingness to lend a helping...more
A group of researchers in Denmark is launching an experiment which aims to find out whether wearing face masks helps in curbing the coronavirus pandemic. For 30 days starting from April 8, half of the participants - 3,000 people - will wear masks outdoors, while the other 3,000...more
"It's the economy, stupid!" Former US president Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign used the phrase to show that the well-being of the economy was the key issue people cared about. It helped cement Clinton's near-miraculous victory of George H. W. Bush. Now, I want to use a similar phrase...more
After serving 65 days in the frontline Wuhan, the Beijing medical support team returned, on Tuesday, after accomplishing their mission. Besides, 7,000 other medical workers will also depart from Wuhan for their respective hometowns on Tuesday. This is the largest retraction since the withdrawal of medical support teams...more
An artificial intelligence (AI) model which can predict whether a COVID-19 patient will experience a severe illness has been jointly developed by researchers from China and the US. The research was based on 53 patients from China and its findings were 70 to 80 percent accurate. "The predictive...more
Dear compañero Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of our Party’s Central Committee; Compañero Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly and the Council of State; Compañeros of the Historical Generation who are with us; Deputies; People of Cuba: On the eve of another anniversary of the...more
The US and some other Western countries have been recently launching continuous public opinion attacks on China from changing perspectives. They accused China of concealing data on the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths, politicized disputes over the quality of certain medical supplies shipped from China to the...more
China is holding a national day of mourning on Saturday to commemorate the 3,335 victims so far of the COVID-19 outbreak, including medical workers and police officers who sacrificed their lives during the battle against the epidemic in the country. Flags fly at half-mast across China and at...more
With the novel coronavirus spreading around the globe, a political virus with deeper influence has also begun to show up. In recent years, white nationalism and white supremacy have been on the rise, a perfect reflection of a political virus that is spreading in the US. If Washington...more