Health & Science

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 21:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro tells WHO boss he was the only leader under investigation for genocide regarding COVID-19

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was recorded telling World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom he was the only head of state charged with crimes against humanity for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation is said to have taken place on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 17:53 UTC

  Shanghai Disneyland shut down after one tourist tests positive for COVID-19

  

  Chinese authorities have decided to shut down Disneyland and Disneytown temporarily In Shanghai between Monday and Tuesday out of COVID-19 concerns, it was announced.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Anti-COP-26 protesters kept at bay by lack of COVID-19 vaccination

  

  Climate activists have denounced Glasgow's COP26 summit as “the most exclusive” of all those that have been held. The Global Climate Justice also pointed out developing countries did not have access to that forum.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  G20 aims at 70% of the world vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-2022

  

  World leaders gathered in Rome for the G20 Summit have concurred on the goal of having at least 70% of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 by 2022.

• Saturday, October 30th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Argentina lifts capacity ban ahead of a football match against Brazil

  

  Argentine authorities have lifted all capacity restrictions on outdoor events as of Nov. 16, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced Friday. It is also the day Argentina's national football team is to clash with Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.

• Saturday, October 30th 2021 - 08:29 UTC

  Pfizer vaccine gets emergency authorization for use on children aged 5 to 11 in the US

  

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States Friday issued an emergency clearance for the use of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 on children aged 5 to 11, it was announced. The decision came three days after a recommendation from a scientific committee.

• Friday, October 29th 2021 - 20:24 UTC

  EU should lift entry restrictions to travelers from Argentina, Colombia and Peru

  

  The European Union Council has advised Member States Friday to add Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and also Namibia to the list of countries for which travel restrictions to/from the European Union should be lifted at the earliest time possible.

• Friday, October 29th 2021 - 11:24 UTC

  Uruguay, Pfizer agree on supply of COVID-19 vaccines for 2022

  

  The Government of Uruguay finally reached an agreement with Pfizer for the supply of 3.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines during 2022, it was announced Thursday in Montevideo.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 21:59 UTC

  Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK's travel red list

  

  The United Kingdom's Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care Thursday issued a joint press release announcing that the seven countries still on the travel red list, all of them from Latin America, would be removed from it shortly.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says

  

  Brazil's much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment, while 72% of patients have at least taken the initial dose, according to a health report released Wednesday.