Health & Science

Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 20:09 UTC
Third doses and shots for foreigners announced in Argentina

Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Tuesday announced third doses of COVID-19 vaccines were to be applied to specific groups of patients as well as to foreign tourists.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Parts of Chile back under COVID-19 restrictions amid growing number of infections

Chile's capital Santiago and 14 other communes nearby communes are to return to phase 3 of the national Government's contingency plan, following 929 COVID-19 infections detected in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 1,677 nationwide, it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguayan authorities to negotiate the purchase of booster vaccines for foreigners with Pfizer

Uruguay's Secretary to the Presidency Álvaro Delgado is to meet with the regional manager of the Pfizer laboratory to finalize the details for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines with which the administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou hopes to lure more foreign tourists into the country for the Summer season.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Brazilian President says COVID-19 vax and HIV go hand in hand

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro had a video posting removed from Facebook after the social media administrators labelled it as “fake news” for linking COVID-19 vaccination to AIDS' HIV.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
China goes back to lockdown and other restrictions as Delta variant keeps spreading

Chinese authorities have decided to go back to restrictive sanitary measures as around 133 cases of COVID-19 were detected in 11 provinces last week. The Beijing marathon has also been suspended.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 00:31 UTC
COVID-19 infections back on the rise

COVID-19 had been relatively calm in Argentina until last week the number of cases began soaring again, with 7667 infections detected against 946 the week before.
Monday, October 25th 2021 - 17:54 UTC
Russia decrees “soft” quarantine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading

Russian health authorities decreed a shutdown from Oct. 28 to Nov. 7 in a move to curb COVID-19 infections, it was announced, after 1,036 deaths in the last 24 hours were reported.
Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 19:49 UTC
Another Colombian patient denied euthanasia

Víctor Escobar's right under Colombian law to die with dignity has been put on hold Friday because he “is not a terminal patient,” it was reported.
Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:33 UTC
Increasing number of COVID-19 infections trigger alarms in Chile

Chile's Health Ministry (Minsal) Thursday reported 1,842 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number recorded in the last three months, marking a 53% rise compared to last week and 68% against the last two weeks.
Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:07 UTC
COVID-19 cases soar among British children

New COVID-19 cases seem to be on the rise in England, according to the latest UK Health Security Agency (HSA) report, which showed a total of 1,366.8 cases per 100,000 people aged 10 to 19 were recorded between Oct. 10 and 17, against 1,134.9 the previous week.