MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 30th 2021
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Bolsonaro reshuffles Brazil's cabinet, apparently to take on Covid-19 from a different angle
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday ordered a sizeable reshuffle of his cabinet by accepting resignations from six top aides and appointing their successors. The most significant changes involved Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice, at a time when the government's image is weakened and under pressure due to the way the coronavirus pandemic has been handled.
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
All but South African coronavirus strains circulating in Argentina's community
Argentina's Science Ministry Monday confirmed community circulation of the Manaus strain in the country had been established. The new variant is said to be more contagious and others also dare suggest it is even more lethal. Of the various Sars-CoV-2 strains known to science, only the South African one remains to be spotted in the country.
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Florida Governor DeSantis against US vaccine passports
Florida State Governor Ron DeSantis Monday announced he would fight the federal administration's plans to create a national vaccine passport.
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Significant post-Brexit Chile tour by Lord Mayor of London revealed
The British government Tuesday revealed that William Russell, the Lord Mayor of The City of London, paid a virtual visit to Chile on 9 and 10 March to strengthen trade links with the South American country.
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Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 07:49 UTC
Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero
British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”
