A survey conducted by Mastercard and Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) in 13 countries across the Latin America and Caribbean region recently showed how consumer habits have changed, how the demand for financial services has increased, and how companies will have to adapt to the novel digital ecosystem generated by the pandemic. The results of the […]
Sacred Heart University, in partnership with health services company TeleMedik, launched an educational campaign promoting a safe celebration of the 2020 Christmas festivities. “Celebra de corazón #NoInvitesAlCOVID19” [“Celebrate from your heart #DoNotInviteCOVID19”] seeks to provide tips and ideas to celebrate without spreading the virus. “The longest Christmas season in the world is about to start […]
As part of the efforts to aid communities as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, FirstBank donated $113,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations throughout Puerto Rico the island. The community organizations that received the donations were: Acueducto Rural Palmarito; Asesores Financieros; Food Bank Puerto Rico; Boys & Girls Club; Centro Comunitario Reverenda Inés J. Figueroa; Concilio […]
The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning over the weekend, telling people to avoid all travel to Puerto Rico, “as it may increase your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19.” The agency placed Puerto Rico on the highest level of threat of contagion — level four — where the incidence rate is more than 100 cases […]
Nonprofit organization Mercy Corps is conducting a survey to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting households and businesses in and across several countries/territories in the Caribbean: The Bahamas, Haiti and Puerto Rico. Participation in this survey is voluntary, and all information survey participants provide will be completely anonymous. This information will help the nonprofit […]
Ponce Health Sciences University, the South Health Task Force, the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust announced the launching of the COVID-19 Call Center, to provide a telemedicine tool that allows people to get remote appointments with a doctor and mental health providers. This service is free, and provides callers […]
The COVID-19 epidemic hit like a bolt of lightning that struck way before any thunder was ever heard. The figurative manner with which many global experts describe the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic as they estimate that the thunder will last longer than the flash. At least, a valid estimate for a full recovery […]
Puerto Rican entrepreneur Leonardo Ángeles-Correa has developed and launched a mobile app connecting local drugstores and patients who will be able to order their meds in advance and be notified when they are ready for pick-up, to cut back exposure time at the stores. The Farmacias PR app serves as a directory of pharmacies, through […]
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport has invested about $1 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March to develop and implement health practices and protocols that have now landed it the Airport Health Accreditation from Airports Council International. The 12-month accreditation is granted in recognition of the prevention plan that the airport’s […]
For the second straight year, financial institution Oriental is sponsoring its “Your Health on the Road” program, in which, together with its health providers, it offers preventive clinics to employees. This year, Oriental entered into a partnership with its client CorePlus Clinical and Pathological Services, a laboratory specialized in the management of COVID-19 tests, to […]
Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) received a $230,000 grant from Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, to create a collection of public engagement resources to help Puerto Ricans prevent COVID-19. The collection will include multimedia content (audio, videos, infographics), educational materials, and messages that are relevant to the Puerto Rican reality and culture, […]
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI), a subsidiary of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and Northwell Health/Center for Global Health held a virtual symposium in which 320 healthcare professionals discussed issues related to clinical research and the medical management of COVID-19. The “COVID 19: Current Concepts and Lessons Learned from the Northwell […]
The Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish) announced the results of the Collaborative Surveillance Program that the sector has integrated into its efforts to minimize the risks of COVID-19 contagion, which revealed that 96% of participating establishments are 96% compliant in their protocols. The conclusion stems from a sample involving 45,000 observations by 15 […]
Local face mask manufacturer Made in America is donating two million masks to Puerto Rico residents to support their fight against COVID-19, the company announced. The Act 20/22 decree holders established the manufacturing facility in the town of Carolina to produce disposable three-ply masks to promote access to affordable, quality masks manufactured locally, and not […]
A total of 2,081 petitions have been filed in Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy courts since Gov. Wanda Vázquez implemented the first lockdown measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico revealed. The report breaks down weekly filings, showing that the week of May 25-31 reflected the highest number of petitions, at 157 […]
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