Stories for June 2020

Sunday, June 28th 2020 - 09:37 UTC
EU re-opens borders to visitors from 18 countries,US and Russia not on the list

According to diplomatic sources, EU Committee of Permanent Representatives yesterday approved a draft list of 18 countries, to whom the European Union’s borders will start re-opening on July 1.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina to announce quarantine extension to 17 July in metropolitan Buenos Aires

Argentine president Alberto Fernández together with Buenos Aires province governor Axel Kicillof and the head of the Buenos Aires City government, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, agreed on Thursday to further implement mobility restrictions, including “a strong decline in vehicle circulation” in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA).
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Brazil fears the Covid-19 “boomerang effect” from smaller towns to major cities

The novel coronavirus, now spreading through the smaller towns of Brazil's interior, risks returning to major cities in a so-called “boomerang effect,” as a lack of specialized medical treatment forces patients into larger urban centers.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:11 UTC
Latam rescheduling and scaling back domestic and international flights

South American carrier LATAM has suspended ticket sales on 23 routes across its network, including several domestic routes within Chile and international routes from Brazil, Chile and Peru. At the same time, the Santiago-headquartered carrier has made the bold move to suspend international destinations from five Argentinean destinations to the carrier’s hubs in Santiago, Lima and Sao Paulo until 2021.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Bolsonaro appeals court ruling requiring him to wear a face mask

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed a court ruling on Friday that requires him to wear a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “unnecessary.” The attorney-general's office, which represents the government in legal matters, said the ruling was redundant since face masks are already mandatory in Brasilia.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Mexico's economy contracted a record 17,3% in April from March and 19,9% year on year

Mexico’s economy posted a record contraction in April, official data showed on Friday, as the effects of the coronavirus lockdown devastated economic activity, particularly in manufacturing.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
Unilever stops advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in US until the end of 2020

Consumer giant Unilever, home to brands including Ben and Jerry's and Marmite, said on Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the US until the end of 2020 due to the “polarized election period” there.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:36 UTC
Dozens of dead dolphins washing up on France's Atlantic coast

$Postmortems often show fractures, broken tails and flippers and deep incisions cut into their skin by the nets. Some have been mutilated as fishermen release their bodies$

Dead dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say.
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:29 UTC
Newborn triplets in Mexico infected with coronavirus, but parents did not test positive for the virus

Mexican health authorities are trying to understand how a set of newborn triplets became infected with the novel coronavirus even though neither one of their parents tested positive for the virus. Health authorities called the case “unheard of.”
Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
US believes more than 20 million Americans could have contracted Covid-19

United States government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said.