Health & Science

Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Health pass to be required in Argentina starting Jan. 1

The Government of Argentina has finally announced a health pass with being required for people aged 13 and over to attend or carry out “activities of high epidemiological and sanitary risk,” according to the administrative decision signed by President Alberto Fernández, Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti.
Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:24 UTC
South African President tests positive for COVID-19

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa Sunday tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported. He is isolated in Cape Town with mild symptoms. It is yet unknown which strain of the virus he has contracted.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough reaches “home”; anchored at Port William

RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed the first leg of its journey to Antarctica, arriving in the Falkland Islands on 9 December. Since the draft of Britain’s new polar ship is too large for it to berth in Stanley harbor, so the ship will anchor north of the Narrows at Port William. However, the ship is visible from vantage points around the coastline.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Bolsonaro insists he is not in favor of mandatory vaccination cards for tourists

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again insisted on his stance regarding compulsory COVID-19 vaccination certificates for arriving foreign travelers, which sparked a new controversy with São Paulo State Governor João Doria.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Omicron variant slowly spreads throughout Chile

Chilean health authorities Thursday confirmed three cases of the Omicron strain had been detected nationwide while four other people were being tested for that particular variant of the coronavirus.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 23:36 UTC
Argentina's land borders with Brazil, Uruguay set for full reopening

The Government of Brazil will reopen its land border crossings to/from Argentina as of this coming Saturday, according to Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 22:50 UTC
Anti COVID-19 drug authorized in US for those uneligible for vaccination

Health authorities in the United States have authorized an alternate treatment against COVID-19 for patients aged 12 and older who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 21:49 UTC
Brazil: Pele hospitalized for further cancer treatment

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been admitted Wednesday into the Albert Einstein Clinic in São Paulo for further treatment of a colon tumor. He was said to be “stable.”
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil announces health pass requirement, minister refuses to call it so

The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his personal stance in favor of freedom of choice regarding COVID-19 vaccination, has announced arriving travelers who have not been immunized will be put through mandatory quarantine.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Johnson aide resigns over Xmas party scandal, PM enacts COVID Plan B

A close aide of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned in her resignation after being involved in the Christmas Party scandal, according to which last year's celebrations at 10 Downing Street were not by restrictive sanitary measures imposed on the rest of the population.