President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei has prolonged the nationwide curfew in the country in light of the COVID-19 pandemic for one more week, until April 26

The OPEC Fund for International Development, OFID, has approved a US$100,000 emergency aid grant to the International Federation of Red Cross, IFRC, and Red Crescent Societies to support humanitarian operations being carried out by the Guatemalan Red Cross for victims of a recent volcanic eruption.