Health & Science

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:20 UTC

  US adds Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia to list of destinations to avoid due to covid

  

  The United States' Centers for Disease Control has added 22 countries to the level four travel warning list due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, particularly of the omicron variant.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 09:08 UTC

  Guayaquil welcomes first cruise ship of the season with 11 COVID-19 cases

  

  Passengers of the Silver Whisper cruise ship were not allowed to go ashore by themselves in Guayaquil after 11 of the 228 travelers tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced. The first cruise ship of the 2021-2022 season moored in Guayaquil Tuesday.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 20:30 UTC

  Sacking unvaccinated health care workers corners already understaffed NHS

  

  England's National Health System (NHS), already short of some 100,000 workers, may start facing yet another crisis soon if authorities insist on applying to the fullest of the letter the mandatory immunization rule against COVID-19.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Chilean Deputies test positive for COVID-19, voting postponed

  

  Two Chilean lawmakers have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the Lower House, thus affecting a key voting process scheduled for this Tuesday, it was reported.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 20:22 UTC

  Most Brazilians find Bolsonaro a hindrance to vaccinating kids against COVID-19

  

  A Datafolha survey released Monday showed 58% of Brazilians considered President Jair Bolsonaro was a hindrance to vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19, while 25% of respondents, thought things were the other way around.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 20:20 UTC

  EU removes Argentina, Canada and Australia from “safe countries” list

  

  The European Union Monday removed Argentina, Canada, and Australia from its list of COVID-19 safe countries from where people could travel without sanitary restrictions.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Djokovic loses legal battle, no chance to play Australian tennis Open

  

  World tennis number one player Novak Djokovic of Serbia will not be able to defend his Australian Open crown after his visa was canceled for a second time by local migration authorities.

• Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 13:52 UTC

  Uruguayans and residents may return by car even if they are COVID-19 positive

  

  The Government of Uruguay has announced it would allow foreign residents to return to the country by car even if they are COVID-19 positive.

• Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 13:51 UTC

  Argentine boat owners trapped in Punta del Este

  

  Dozens of Argentine-flagged private boats have been left stranded after mooring at the Uruguayan most exclusive port of Punta del Este because there is no COVID-19 corridor for their voyage back home, it was reported.

• Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  WHO recommends two new drugs for Covid-19 treatment

  

  The World Health Organization has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely available and affordable they will be.