Health & Science

Monday, April 5th 2021 - 10:20 UTC
Argentina's economy can't afford another total lockdown, minister says

Argentina's economy minister Martin Guzman said in a television interview on Saturday that his country could not afford a new total quarantine and made it clear that the government would have to find another way to deal with the new stage of the covid-19 pandemic.
Monday, April 5th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Coronavirus restrictive measures: Costa Rica reopens land borders after over one year

The Costa Rican Government is reopening its land borders Monday in a step towards the gradual return to normal life, it was announced, after their March 18, 2020 closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monday, April 5th 2021 - 07:46 UTC
Life almost back at normal in Paraguay except for curfew and crowd limits

Paraguay's government Sunday issued Decree 5,071 whereby the strict measures implemented during Easter Week have been lifted, but a curfew from midnight to 5am shall remain in force, it was announced.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Over 25 million cases of Covid-19 reported in Latin America, Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean have altogether exceeded 25 million covid-19 infections amid an unprecedented advance of the pandemic which has led to the most severe restrictive measure by some countries, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Argentine President Fernández turns 62, tests positive for Covid-19

Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced late on this Good Friday that he had been tested positive for covid-19 as he was rounding up his 62nd birthday's celebrations.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 07:30 UTC
Argentine government launches Covid-19 vaccine passport

The Argentine government Friday announced the creation of a so-called coronavirus vaccine passport for domestic travel. The document, which runs within the Mi Argentina smartphone app, collects data from the Federal Registry of Nominalized Vaccination.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 10:05 UTC
Falklands warn of difficulties in medical evacuation to Chile and Uruguay

The Falkland Islands Government has urged people in the islands to “take extra care” in undertaking high-risk activities due to the Covid-19 situation in Chile and Uruguay making it “extremely difficult” to arrange the medical evacuation from the Falklands.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Chile closes borders, bans foreign travel and extends curfew in latest anti covid-19 maneuver

The Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera Thursday decided to close its borders throughout April, ban all foreign travel and move forward the current curfew to 9 pm as the second covid-19 wave spreads faster than expected.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Remains of new dinosaur species unearthed in Argentine Patagonia

Argentine scientists Thursday confirmed fossils of a dinosaur found in the province of Neuquén belonged to the Llukalkan aliocranianus, known as “the one that causes fear.”
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Israeli developers announce 20-second covid detecting test they hope to see at airports

An Israeli developing firm Wednesday announced the creation of a test kit that would eliminate the need for complex lab equipment to detect the presence of Sars-Cov-2 and yield results in just 20 seconds.