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COVID-19 – TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: THE MOST AFFECTED

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 10, 2020

ARGENTINA “The most affected and vulnerable population during the pandemic is trans women. Because the number of trans women who still work in prostitution is very high in the province of Buenos Aires,” Daniela Castro, director of Sexual Diversity for that province, which has a population of 17 million, told Presentes…

COVID-19 – Health, HIV and access to medication

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

ARGENTINA Health and access to medication Other significant situations involve complaints from people living with chronic illnesses who have difficulty accessing medication. “Starting today in the province of Buenos Aires, a mobile unit from the Ministry of Women, Gender Policies and Diversity is distributing medication and…”

COVID-19 – USEFUL FACTS

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

ARGENTINA National Program for Transvestites and Transgender People INADI announced, among its new measures, a specific program for transvestites and transgender people. This is the National Program for Socio-Productive Inclusion and Local Development: Potenciar Trabajo (Strengthening Work). It consists of the allocation of a supplementary social wage "corresponding to 50% of the Minimum Living Wage with…

COVID-19 – COUNTRIES

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

In recent weeks in Latin America, human rights organizations have reported several instances of increased human rights violations against LGBT+ people in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is due either to these populations being more vulnerable, or to the fact that mandatory isolation measures and street controls subject them to violence…

COVID-19 – Argentina

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

Argentina has been under mandatory preventive isolation since March 19th and will remain so until May 24th. The country has entered phase 4 of the quarantine. The Ministry of Health publishes constantly updated reports on its website regarding the number of infections and deaths. As of May 11th, 6,034 cases had been recorded, of which 305…

COVID-19 – Mexico

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

The Mexican government launched the “StayHome” and “National Healthy Distancing Campaign” on Monday, March 23, featuring a superheroine you can follow on social media: “Susana Distancia” (Susana Distance). As of May 9, there were 31,522 cases and 3,160 deaths. To date, the support and incentives announced by the government of President…

COVID-19 – Honduras

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

On March 23, the government of Juan Orlando Hernández decreed a total curfew throughout Honduras to contain the spread of the virus that has gripped the entire region. As of May 11, there were 1,177 cases and 107 deaths. Since it began…

COVID-19 – Paraguay

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

The quarantine requires everyone to stay home, restricting movement as much as possible. Healthcare workers, public officials, and journalists are exempt. As of May 9, 563 cases and 10 deaths had been reported. According to the 2019 World Development Report (WDR): The Changing Nature of Work,…

COVID-19 – Peru

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

The first coronavirus patient in Peru was detected on March 6. By May 9, 61,847 cases and 1,714 deaths had been reported. Only one person per household is allowed to leave to make nearby purchases, and others must carry a transit pass (essential workers, journalists, etc.). The quarantine...

COVID-19 – Chile

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes April 9, 2020

On Sunday, March 22, the Chilean government decreed a curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., as a new measure to try to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Prior to this, supermarkets reduced their hours, shopping malls closed, and some of the wealthier municipalities…