Health & Science

Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Chile's Parliament passes economic relief bill

Chile's Congress Monday passed a bill granting economic assistance to people in need and whose situation has worsened over the past few months due to the covid-19 crisis.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Boris Johnson hints covid-19 vaccine passport likely also for domestic use

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday acknowledged he entertained the idea of “the potential use of Covid-19 certificates” to access sporting and cultural events. “But people are not going to be asked to show the certificate to go to the shops or to enter the pub's garden,” said Johnson, who faces a rebellion of more than 70 voiceful MPs against the so-called “Covid passport”.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:14 UTC
Paraguay to launch international public tender for medication required in covid-19 treatment

Paraguay's Health Ministry Monday announced it would launch an international public tender in search of sourcing from foreign suppliers of medicines and equipment for the fight against Sars-CoV-2.
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.