Health & Science

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:08 UTC
Chinese made vaccine against coronavirus begins testing in Brazil, with first doses in volunteers

A Chinese-made vaccine against the new COVID-19 entered the final stage of testing on Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses of what officials hope will be a game-changer in the pandemic.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Bolsonaro waiting results from another Covid-19 test

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he took another COVID-19 test and the results were expected on Wednesday as he hopes for a negative result two weeks since falling ill.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Health officials admit Ecuadorean public hospitals and ICUs situation is critical

The situation in the Ecuadoran capital Quito is critical due to the coronavirus epidemic Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos warned. Between April and July, public hospitals in Quito - home to 2.78 million - expanded their intensive care units from 61 to 162, Zevallos said in a nightly interview with the Teleamazonas network.
Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 09:02 UTC
River cruises on the Danube are making a quiet comeback

River cruises are making a quiet comeback on the Danube after the COVID-19 pandemic brought global tourism to a standstill and forced companies to suspend voyages.
Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:44 UTC
“Using masks to defeat the Invisible Chinese virus is Patriotic”, says Trump, fifteen points behind Biden in the polls

US President Donald Trump promised on Monday to resume televised coronavirus briefings and spoke out in favor of mask-wearing - a marked change of tune as polls show him headed for election disaster.
Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Colombia's economy contracted 16,65% in May year to year

Colombia’s economy contracted 16.65% in May versus the same month a year ago as ongoing measures to curb the spread of coronavirus hit production, the government’s statistics agency said.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Bolsonaro insists that the virus lockdown measures “kill” and have “suffocated” the economy

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that lockdown measures used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus “kill” and have “suffocated” the country's economy.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Chile presents new plan “Step by Step” to relax the lockdown in twelve regions; no mention to the mining area

Chilean government officials presented a plan on Sunday to gradually relax lockdown restrictions after the coronavirus infection rate improved in some regions of the country. The plan, called “Step by Step,” includes five stages that range from total quarantine to advanced opening and will be applied according to epidemiological criteria, the capacity of the healthcare system and the ability to trace cases, officials said.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Mexico seems unable to control the spread of coronavirus cases and death toll

Half the Covid-19 patients who go to the hospital in Mexico's border state of Baja California die, an alarming rate that experts attribute to people waiting too long to seek admission because they fear the poor conditions of hospitals.
Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Virus moving south: Brazilian state of Santa Catarina reimposes strict confinement measures

The southern state of Santa Catarina, which borders with the Argentine province of Misiones decreed on Saturday strict confinement measures following a record death toll from the coronavirus pandemic.