Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, GCMG, DA, QC (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbados politician. In January 2018, she became the Governor-General of Barbados.
She was the first woman admitted to the Bar in Barbados. She was an Ambassador from Barbados, and was the first woman to serve on the Barbados Court of Appeals.
Ralph McGehee
Ralph Walter McGehee (April 9, 1928 – May 2, 2020) was an American intelligence official. He worked for 25 years in American intelligence, being a former case officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). From 1953 to 1972, his assignments were in East Asia and Southeast Asia. After leaving the CIA, he published books and became a critic of the agency. McGehee was born in Moline, Illinois.
McGehee died on May 2, 2020 of COVID-19 in Falmouth, Maine at the age of 92.
COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Jordan on 2 March 2020, when the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in the kingdom. As of May 2, Jordan had 460 confirmed cases, with 367 recovered and 9 deaths.
On 2 March, the Prime Ministry of Jordan reported the first case of coronavirus in Jordan. The Jordanian had returned from Italy two weeks prior, before quarantine procedures for Jordanians returning from Italy had been put in place.
On 22 March, there were 13 additional cases confirmed, one of the cases was for a 19-year-old man who came from Britain, and 5 more cases from Irbid's wedding, and 6 cases for people who were in close contact with a nurse who was infected, including an 83-year-old woman who was in mild to moderate condition, and one of unknown origin, bringing the total of the cases to 112.
On 28 March, the first death resulting from COVID-19 was confirmed in the kingdom. An 83-year-old woman who was admitted to a private hospital suffering from many illnesses along with blood poisoning. Later in the evening, the total confirmed cases rose to 246 after 11 new cases were confirmed. Of those 11, 5 cases came from Irbid, 1 individual who was in close contact with an infected person, 1 woman who was in close contact with her infected daughter that was visiting from Norway, 3 cases from those already quarantined in hotels (2 of which came from the UK and 1 came from Baghdad, and the final remaining case is of unknown origin/cause, investigations are still ongoing.
The health Minister announced that there are 3 cases in serious conditions.
On 8 May, 8 new cases were confirmed until noon. These are also linked to the recent discovery of an infected driver a couple of days ago in Mafraq. 4 of these cases have been reported in Ramtha
COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada
The COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Grenada on March 22, 2020. Despite lockdowns and social distancing protocols, it appeared to have reached the level of community spread within one month.
On 22 March, the country's first case ("Patient Zero") was announced, a 50-year-old female patient who returned from the United Kingdom on March 16 and became sick on March 17, and was officially diagnosed on March 21.
On 25 March, the government pushed a policy of restricted movement and nightly curfew.
On 1 April, one new case announced—a 58-year-old male who arrived on a flight from New York City on March 19
On 6 April, government renews curfew/lockdown for another two weeks (through April 20). Tests are now being done at St. George's University.
Rouffiac-d'Aude
Rouffiac-d'Aude is a commune of 441 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France. It is south of Carcassonne.
COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in March 2020.
The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.
On March 11, 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case. The passenger had travelled from the United Kingdom. They travelled on British Airways to Barbados and onward to Saint Vincent via LIAT.
On April 1, 2020 St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19.
Roullens
Roullens is a commune of 465 people (2017). It is in the region Occitanie in the Aude department in the south of France.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have spread to the Dominican Republic on 1 March 2020.
On 1 March, the first case in the country and the Caribbean was confirmed. A 62-year-old man from Italy entered the country on 22 February and fell ill on 24 February, when he was transferred to Ramón Lara military hospital from the beach resort of Bayahibe. On 6 March, the second case in the country was confirmed as a Canadian tourist (also vacationing in Bayahibe) was detected.
On 14 March, a large wedding in Cap Cana was the COVID-19 infection source for a number of its attendees. The chancellor of the Dominican Republic, Miguel Vargas Maldonado would have contracted the virus from his son, who attended the said wedding and also contracted COVID-19.
The first COVID-19-related death was announced by health authorities on 16 March 2020, of a 47-year old Dominican woman who had recently traveled from Spain.
COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica
The COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Dominica on 22 March 2020.
On 22 March, the country's first case of COVID-19 was announced, a 54-year-old man who returned from the United Kingdom.
St. Helens, Oregon
St. Helens is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Columbia County.
COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Costa Rica on 6 March 2020, after a 49-year-old woman tourist from New York, United States, tested positive for the virus.
As of 13 May 2020, Costa Rica has reported 815 positive cases, 527 recoveries, and 7 deaths.
One senior citizen, an 87-year-old man, died on 18 March and is the first COVID-19 death in Costa Rica. He was one of 25 people infected by a doctor in Alajuela.
By 30 April, the country had the lowest case fatality rate in the Americas, at about 0.86%. More Costa Ricans have died in the United States than in Costa Rica.
COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was shown to have spread to Nicaragua when the first case, a Nicaraguan citizen who had returned to the country from Panama, was confirmed on 18 March 2020.
Ana Emilia Solís, the World Health Organisation's representative in Nicaragua, has stated that since January, when the Nicaraguan Government declared a sanitary alert due to the threat of COVID-19.
Some critics of Daniel Ortega's government have claimed the government is downplaying the severity of the virus.
A large public rally was organized by government supporters to support coronavirus victims in other countries; however, the event was criticized for lack of social distancing.
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Morrow County.
COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Guatemala in March 2020.
On 13 March 2020, the first case in Guatemala, a Guatemalan man who traveled from Italy to Guatemala, was confirmed.
On 13 March 2020, the Guatemalan government extended its travel restrictions to travelers from the US and Canada. Starting on 16 March, no travelers coming from these countries will be allowed to enter Guatemala, until March 31.