Health & Science

Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Southwest Airlines cancels 2,000 flights, blames weather, ATC

US carrier Southwest Airlines cancelled a large number of flights over the weekend citing weather conditions and air traffic control (ATC) disruptions. Both company and pilot unions denied the events were related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Bolsonaro claims he's not a denialist of COVID-19

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday objected to being labelled a “denier” as a consequence of his approach at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has officially killed over 600,000 people in South America's largest country.
Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
No euthanasia for Colombian woman suffering from ALS

Colombian health authorities had second thoughts Saturday about administering a euthanasia procedure to a 51-year-old woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ordered its cancellation because the required criteria had not been met.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 23:03 UTC
No more time restrictions for circulation of people imminent in Paraguay

Paraguayan authorities are considering lifting sanitary restrictions nationwide in view of the low level of contagion of COVID-19 recorded over the past few days.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 21:58 UTC
Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air

Given the favorable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid 19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and international travelers arriving at Punta Arenas airport.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 04:55 UTC
Neither Trump nor Biden are genocidal for how they handled the COVID-19 crisis, Brazil's President says

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said his country had suffered relatively little going through the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered “why don't they call [US President Joseph] Biden genocidal?”
Friday, October 8th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
PAHO: Latin America still not safe from SARS-Cov-2

As restrictive sanitary measures are being gradually lifted worldwide, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) warned Thursday in Mexico City that things do not look so bright in Latin America regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Friday, October 8th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Falklands' decisive in supplying Covid-19 vaccines to BAS Antarctic base Rothera

The BBC has reported that nine months after it was rolled out, the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has finally reached the Antarctic. It was flown in, via the Falkland Islands, this week to immunize the 23 staff members who've been keeping the British Antarctic Survey, BAS, Rothera research base running through the polar winter.
Friday, October 8th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air

Given the favourable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and international travellers arriving at Punta Arenas airport.