Stories for January 2022

Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
No more PCR tests for fully vaccinated Argentines to return

Argentina's health authorities have decided to stop requiring a negative PCR test on national citizens and residents entering the country as of Jan. 29, it was announced Tuesday. Other lighter measures will also become effective that day.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Covid-19: 21 million new cases and 50,000 deaths globally in week Jan 17/23

Globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased in the past week (17-23 January 2022) by 5%, while the number of new deaths remained similar to that reported during the previous week. Across the six WHO regions, over 21 million new cases were reported this week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
ECLAC needs to set aside four rogue countries to measure inflation for year 2021

Inflation in Latin America for the year 2021 was way above projections, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has said in a report issued from its Santiago headquarters.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Bukele needs to eliminate bitcoin as legal tender, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele to drop the use of bitcoin as legal tender in the country, on the grounds that there are “great risks associated” with this practice. Bukele officially adopted bitcoin last September.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Wastewater testing can improve and enhance the response to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Wastewater testing provides a relatively economic method whereby countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can improve their detection, diagnosis, control, and monitoring systems for viruses that cause diseases like COVID-19 and its variants. This tool, which complements clinical studies, allows public policy makers to have a comprehensive, sustainable, early warning, and equitable tool to improve public health responses, according to a new World Bank report.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
IAATO officially marked Antarctic Ambassadorship Day, April 25

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO has announced that the first international day dedicated to Antarctic Ambassadors will be held on 25 April 2022. Last August IAATO as part of its 30th-anniversary celebrations, anticipated the creation of Antarctic Ambassadorship Day. The membership organisation formalised its definition of an Antarctic Ambassador in May to be someone who:
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
OECD to evaluate Argentina, Brazil and Peru as potential members

The Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has decided to discuss the admission into the group of Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Stamps release on the centenary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton

To mark 100 years since the death of Sir Ernest Shackleton, South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory and the Falkland Islands, have joined together to release a series of stamps celebrating his life and achievements.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Research and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area

A new Research and Monitoring Plan has been launched to help support the management of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area, MPA. The announcement was done in the January edition of the Sough Georgia Newsletter.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South Georgia

The latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter refers to seabirds, which are amongst the most globally threatened birds, often as a consequence of incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries. At South Georgia, wandering albatrosses have declined since the 1970s, and are listed by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) as one of nine global High-Priority populations for conservation.