Health & Science

Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Vaccinated people wear masks, avoid crowds and keep social distance, WHO officials insist

World Health Organization (WHO) officials have urged even fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks and to keep taking other measures to prevent infection.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Argentine top migrations official says those who left the country knew borders could be closed

Argentine Migrations Director Florencia Carignano said this weekend in a radio interview that those who left the country before the entry of airborne passengers was reduced from 2,000 to 600 a day -or two flights- should have known this could happen.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine President Fernández pays tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday paid tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country, during a ceremony at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), formerly the National Mail's headquarters in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Bolsonaro critical of Chinese-developed Sinovac vaccine

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has once again raised doubts about the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines and defended early treatment against the disease with controversial medicines such as chloroquine.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Argentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad

The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing

Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure published on the Official Gazette Friday.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
“Why Uruguay lost control of COVID,” as reported in Nature magazine

By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
HMS Protector makes history: sails further north than any other Royal Navy ship

Icebreaker HMS Protector sailed closer to the North Pole than any other Royal Navy ship in history on her first patrol of the Arctic. The survey and research ship crunched her way through polar ice to within 1,050 kilometres of the top of the world as she gathered data about the ocean and environment.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Chile toughens up on border, quarantine controls

Chile has imposed new restrictive measures to enter the country and extended the closure of its borders until July 14, Health Ministry authorities announced Thursday.