Covid-19 : Haiti has 1,011 beds for infected patients

Tuesday at a press conference, Dr Nathan Zéphirin, Coordinator of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis cell, said that Haiti had 26 national treatment sites for contaminated patients and 1,011 beds.

The AGD makes recipe

Romel Bell, the Director General of the General Administration of Customs (AGD) revealed that 4 months from the end of the financial year, the AGD had collected nearly 24 billion Gourdes, an amount which exceeds the forecasts revised [downward] of customs revenue, estimated at 22.9 billion in the 2019-2020 budget adopted in early June 2020.

Message from the American Embassy

"As the United States, Haiti and regional partners work to prepare for an active hurricane season during the Covid-19 pandemic, we discourage migrants from venturing out on dangerous journeys by boat, which can be fatal. The recent repatriation to Cap-Haitien of the 266 Haitians whose boats were intercepted by the authorities of the Turks and Caicos Islands, illustrates how much these trips are not worth risking their lives there. The United States shares Haiti's desire for a better future for its people and we will continue to work for a safer, more secure and more prosperous Haiti."

FHF : Emmanuel Cantave's funeral

Saturday, Joseph Varieno Saint-Fleur, the interim President of the Haitian Football Federation attended the funeral of the former President of the Aigle Noir, Me Emmanuel Cantave aka "Manno". Garry Nicolas and Etienne Beauvoir, two members of the federal office and several employees of the Federation were also present at the church to greet the departure of this imminent football leader dear to the Bel-Air Club. That his soul rests in peace !See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30991-haiti-politic-death-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-social-affairs.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31011-haiti-news-zapping.html

Canaan : Covid-19 care center

The Canaan Management Center, operational for 2 weeks, has a maximum capacity of 200 patients with Covid-19 with a medical staff of 180 doctors, nurses and auxiliaries.

The Chancellery reiterates its support to the President of Venezuela

The Haitian Chancellery reaffirms its support for the National Assembly of Venezuela and its self-proclaimed President. He recalls that any attempt, like that of May 26, to muzzle the republican institutions of Venezuela would be anti-democratic.

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