Health & Science

Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Butantan develops 100% Brazilian covid vaccine

The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo has reportedly developed a vaccine of its own against covid-19 and is awaiting clearance from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to start clinical trials in humans.
Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Paraguay under strict lockdown as of Saturday

Paraguay has decreed a strict state of lockdown as of this Saturday at 00.00 as a measure to curb the spread of the Sars-Cov-2 virus, particularly the Brazilian P1 variant, also known as Manaus, and which has been affecting the country's health system severely in the past days.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:48 UTC
Argentina halts all flights to/from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

Starting this coming Saturday, no passenger flights will be allowed into Argentina from covid-ridden Brazil, Chile and Mexico, in a move to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly the Amazon or P1 strain as well as the British variant which is also causing havoc in the country's health system.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:03 UTC
Brazil: over 100,000 new Covid-19 infections detected in just one day

More than 100,000 Sars-CoV-2 infections in a 24-hour period were reported Thursday in Brazil for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic which has already killed over 300,000 people nationwide.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:02 UTC
Chile lockdown 86% of its population due to new strains of Covid

The government of Chile Thursday decided to tighten the anti-covid-19 measures already in force after 64 cases of the British strain and 45 of the Brazilian ones were detected out of a total of 7,023 new daily cases of coronavirus were reported.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil's Foreign Minister hangs on to his job as pressure for his departure mounts

Ernesto Araújo's days as Foreign Minister of Brazil seemed to be counted Thursday as he made what was perceived to be the last effort to stay on the job, while advisers to President Jair Bolsonaro already deem his departure inevitable.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 06:00 UTC
Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol dies of Covid aged 63

Charismatic Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol passed away Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with the covid-19 disease that lasted for about three weeks. His son Alejandro posted on social media “Dad doesn't suffer anymore.”
Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force helicopter carrying Pfizer vaccines crashes: total losses

An Uruguay’s Air Force helicopter carrying two boxes of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 crashed on Thursday morning in the Eastern state of Rocha and the 3-member crew was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries. The accident occurred due to a “mechanical failure,” the Ministry of Defense reported and resulted in a fire that provoked total losses of the aircraft and the shipment it was transporting.
Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Bolsonaro appoints committee of experts as Covid-19 kills over 3,000 daily in Brazil

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday announced the creation of a committee of experts which is to convene weekly to guide the government's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as it spreads rapidly causing over 3,000 deaths every 24 hours.
Wednesday, March 24th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay shuts schools and announces measures to prevent health system collapse

The government of Uruguay has ordered all schools and public offices to remain closed at least until the end of Tourism (Easter) Week, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Tuesday evening during a press conference after a long Cabinet Meeting with Ministers.