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Haiti - News : Zapping... 22/02/2020 10:48:25
The Cap-Haitien Carnival Committee confirmed the Government’s disbursement of 25 million Gourdes for the three fat days festivities. USA at the UN advocates elections in Haiti Thursday afternoon in front of the UN Security Council, Cherith Norman-Chalet the Representative of the United States to the UN pleaded for the holding of elections in Haiti, noting "[...] the constitutional reforms are of the more important, however, this should not be an excuse to postpone the elections". Norman-Chalet said that only Haitian leaders, both government and opposition, can make the decisions necessary to break the deadlock, adding that political polarization prevents the government from taking important decisions. Orphanage fire : postponed hearings Burning of the orphanage : the hearing of the officials of the orphanage of the Church of the Understanding of the Bible, whose the fire killed 20 people including 18 children https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30063-haiti-security-the-balance-sheet-of-the-fire-of-the-orphanage-revised-upwards.html was postponed at the request of their lawyer, his clients not being present in Haiti. Carnival : Assessment of the fire Assessment of the damage caused by the fire by protesting “police officers” to the carnival equipment on the parking lot of the Sylvio Cator stadium: a tank which was on the site was burned, 2 trucks, including one containing sound equipment, 1 pick-up and two generators See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30069-haiti-flash-panic-and-violent-demonstration-of-police-offciers-in-port-au-prince.html Closed embassies : American Embassy : The U.S. Embassy in Haiti will be closed Monday half-day and Tuesday for carnival celebrations, as well as Ash Wednesday, February 26. We will reopen on Thursday February 27. Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. : The Embassy will be closed on Monday February 24, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. (noon) and on Tuesday February 25, on the occasion of Carnival. It will be at your service again on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. COVID-19 epidemic : February 22 global report : Saturday, February 22, 2020, the number of people infected worldwide with the Coronavirus COVID-19 (laboratory confirmed cases) amounted to 77,917, an increase of 1,190 cases compared to the previous day https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30085-haiti-news-zapping.html ; 2.361 deaths (+ 5.5%) or 114 more than the day before (2.129). Average mortality rate 3%. 21,216 people healed, i.e. 2,654 people (+ 30.4%) more than the day before. To date, there have been 1,626 infected people confirmed worldwide (+ 29%) outside China, or 366 more cases. 11 deaths abroad since the start of the epidemic (early December 2019), i.e. 2 more than the previous day: 2 in Iran, 2 in South Korea, 1 in Taiwan, 1 in the Philippines, 2 in Hong Kong , 1 in Japan, 1 in France and 1 in Italy. HL/ HaitiLibre
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