Cuban-American teacher Carlos Lazo sends letter to Trump asking for lifting of sanctions against Cuba.
Cubanews, 13 April 2020. The Cuban-American teacher Carlos Lazo, a veteran of the Iraq war, has addressed President Donald Trump directly to ask him to “extend a hand of solidarity” to the people of Cuba and lift the sanctions against the island at this time of crisis in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Africa donates supplies to Cuba for the fight against COVID-19.
Pretoria, April 23, 2020 (RHC)-- South Africa made the delivery of a donation of supplies to combat the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus in Cuba, an action that is part of the close political and historical relations between the two nations.
Coronavirus pandemic is becoming a human rights crisis, UN warns.
The Guardian, 24 April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic must not be used as a pretext for authoritarian states to trample over individual human rights, or repress the free flow of information, the UN secretary general António Guterres warned today in a fresh attempt to bring the UN’s influence to bear on the crisis. He said what had started as a public health emergency was rapidly turning into a human rights crisis.
Let’s cooperate despite political differences, Cuba tells US.
The Mast, 24 April 2020. CUBA has asked the United States government to stop attacking the World Health Organisation (WHO) and sovereign nations. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said now was not the time to show power but unity of purpose in fighting the coronavirus. In a statement, the MinREX said the coronavirus pandemic was attacking people indiscriminately.
COVID-19 cases rise to 23,000 in África.
The Nigerian Tribune, 22 April 2020. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa had risen to over 23,000.