Tag: COVID-19

Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 19:07 UTC
Circulation of Covid-19 increasing in Argentina

Argentine health authorities Tuesday warned of an increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 and insisted there was “very high circulation” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, due to which people were advised to update their vaccination scheme since immunity lasts about 4 months.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:39 UTC
Number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in Uruguay

Uruguayan health authorities Monday announced the country had detected over 8,900 cases of Covid-19 last week for a total of 1,020,161 confirmed infections since the onset of the pandemic.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Brazilian investigators find Bolsonaro committed incitement to crime

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) has found evidence proving that President Jair Bolsonaro might have committed the crime of spreading false information about the Covid-19 pandemic when he linked the use of vaccines to the development of the AIDS virus
Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina to receive bivalent Covid-19 vaccines in first quarter of 2023

Argentina's Health Ministry Carla Vizzotti insisted that people needed to get an additional shot of Covid-19 vaccine if the last application was over 120 days ago, regardless of the number of doses taken previously, and announced the country would have bivalent vaccines available in the first quarter of 2023.
Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 08:05 UTC
More funding for Argentine-developed Covid-19 booster jab

Argentina's National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (Agencia I+D+i) granted funding worth AR$ 1.1 billion (around US$ 3.18 million at the unofficial exchange rate) to carry out clinical studies of phases II and III of the “ARVAC Cecilia Grierson” Covid 19 vaccine, it was reported.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Uruguay brings forwards Covid-19 vaccination as cases soar

Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 due to start in March 2023 had been moved forward in light of an increasing number of infections.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Scientists found sublineage of the omicron variant in Uruguay

Institut Pasteur team detected a new omicron sublineage in Uruguay and warns of increased risk of covid-19 reinfection. However, the specialists clarified that “a major impact on protection against severe disease is not expected”.
Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 08:53 UTC
Uruguayan Health Minister says COVID-19 situation “under control”

Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Friday said the COVID-19 situation in his country was “totally under control” and added that “what matters is not the number of cases but the impact on the health system and the acute-severe respiratory infections that may be occurring.”
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:25 UTC
Argentine President reviews first three years of his administration

Argentine President Alberto Fernández insisted Wednesday that his country was one that “grew and is growing” after having “gone through some of the worst storms.”
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
COVID-19 keeps spreading in Argentina: 7 people reported dead

Argentine health authorities have announced an alarming increase in the number of cases of COVID-19, which has doubled in the past week and grown above 1100% in one month. COVID-19-related deaths were reported to have amounted to 7 last week.