Health & Science

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.
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Presidents of Argentina, Russia could meet next year

Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Tuesday said Presidents Alberto Fernández and Vladimir Putin could meet next year to build on the “relationship of mutual trust” developed between the two leaders.
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Mar del Plata doctors successfully tackle COVID-19 from a different angle

A group of physicians from the Argentine beach resort of Mar del Plata have been trying a new therapy against COVID-19 of their own concoction which has so far yielded “very encouraging results,” according to press reports.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 20:08 UTC
German families seek shelter in Paraguay from vaccines and lockdowns

German citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or put up to harsh mobility restrictions have fled their country and sought shelter in a community within Paraguay, it was reported.