Stymied by the pandemic, which shut down in-person gatherings and prompted would-be patrons to stay home, many artists like Baboun have since used their creativity to adapt.
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COVID-19 in Haiti: Experts stumped by low toll, as normalcy returns
Back in April, public health experts projected 1,000 deaths per day would occur by May in Haiti, whose population stands at more than 11 million. But the numbers recorded by the government have not come anywhere near these levels.
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COVID-19, a stigma to many, quietly taking toll on South Florida’s Haitian community
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Sidewalk Socials: In Brooklyn, Coronavirus Pushes Life To Sidewalks And Online
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Covering the pandemic’s impact on Haiti’s deaf community
Stéphanie Fillion Haitian journalist Milo Milfort’s mantra is to never accept authorities’ words as the undeniable truth before questioning them….
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When Home Is Not Always Safe: The Impact of COVID-19 On Children And Youth
By Shirley Plantin Millions of our children and youth have been home for nearly six months in the attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19….
Health & Science
Collaborating on kidneys: Haiti’s transplantation ambitions
This article was first published in The Lancet. Haiti lacks health programmes and facilities for kidney disease. Jane Regan reports…
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Covid-19: Haiti’s schools to limit classes to no more than 30 students
Since the announcement of the reopening of classes in early August, after the second shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry…
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Covid-19: “The spread of the virus is slowing, but the threat is constant”, said Haiti’s director of national lab
Since the start of the pandemic, the National Public Health Laboratory has carried out around 12,000 tests and more than…
Haitian Times Morning News Roundup
Covid-19: situation appears under control, Haiti emerging from health emergency
Haitian prime minister Joseph Jouthe said that the worst of the Coronavirus pandemic is behind it since July 20, the country is no longer in…