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  2020-04-05

  Amid Coronavirus outbreak, Pope Francis Celebrates Palm Sunday Mass Without the Public

  The articles desxcribes how Pope Francis had to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass in solitude. Typically, thousands from around the globe attend the service at St.Peter's Basilica. He had a few aides, nuns, and a choir all adhering to the social distancing protocol of six feet between them. Other priests took to rooftops so followers could participate and view them from the safetly of their homes. In the Pope's native land of Argentina, congregants used house plants instead of the usual palm leaves used to participate. Palm Sunday opens Holy week, leading to Easter. Currently the Vatican has seven reported cases of COVID-19 among residents and employees in the very small independent city state.
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  2020-03-31

  Coronavirus: qué dice sobre la economía (y el gobierno) de Perú que el país prepare el mayor plan de estímulo de América Latina contra el COVID-19

  Un plan sin precedentes para una crisis sin precedentes. El gobierno de Perú alista el mayor plan económico de América Latina hasta el momento para mitigar el impacto de la crisis del coronavirus. Serán, de momento, más de US$25.000 millones, el equivalente a un 12% del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) del país. Unas cifras muy superiores a las medidas de estímulo aprobadas ya por otros países de la región: Argentina, por ejemplo, prevé ayudas por US$5.700 millones y los subsidios directos y el financiamiento a empresas equivalen a un 1% de su PIB. Permalink: