Health & Science

Monday, April 19th 2021 - 10:44 UTC
“Green pass” being studied to give vaccinated people more freedoms in Uruguay; does it work?

Top-notch presidential advisors in Uruguay in matters concerning the coronavirus pandemic are considering the feasibility of a “vaccine passport” like the one used in Israel, it was reported Sunday.
Monday, April 19th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Argentina: Schools to open normally in City of Buenos Aires after court ruling

Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta appeared at around 10.30 pm Sunday on TV to announce the Autonomous City was not going to adhere to President Alberto Fernández's decree from last week banning on-site schooling and that classes were to take place as usual on Monday.
Monday, April 19th 2021 - 08:34 UTC
Two-way travel bubble opened between New Zealand and Australia

Travel between Australia and New Zealand is once again quarantine-free as of this Monday, after measures in both countries against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic yielded results that made this achievement possible.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:20 UTC
Argentine President Fernández sticks to restrictive measures and clashes with Buenos Aires mayor

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday stood by his decision to shut down all schools for two weeks, among other restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infections.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC
Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Uruguay's GDP expectations lowered amid pandemic

Uruguay's Center for Economic Research (CINVE) Thursday submitted its latest report, which showed a projected Gross Domestic Product lowered from previous expectations, given the economic consequences of measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Argentine laboratory seeks to manufacture Sputnik V vaccine locally

The Argentine firm Laboratorios Richmond Wednesday launched the Financial Trust “Project V.I.D.A. (Project and Immunization for Argentine Development),” to seek financing for the development of the plant where the Russian-designed Sputnik V vaccine is to be manufactured locally.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Argentina to receive over 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca; Denmark stop giving that vaccine

The Argentine government has announced a shipment of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anti-covid-19 vaccine is due at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport onboard a KLM flight this coming Sunday morning.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 15:36 UTC
Brazil: Senate to investigate Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic

Brazil's Senate Tuesday created a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) to evaluate President's Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan duty free shops seek ways to cut down losses amid anti-covid-19 restrictions

Uruguayan duty-free shops in the Brazil bordering location of Rivera Tuesday hoped a solution will be found soon to their need to reopen their businesses after a meeting with federal authorities.