Health & Science

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19

The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 16:59 UTC
To curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil

France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 14:32 UTC
Argentina finished Antarctica Summer Campaign without Covid-19 cases

Argentina's 2020/2021 Antarctic campaign successfully finished last week after the arrival of the Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irízar” at the port of Buenos Aires without registering any positive case of Covid-19 among its 392 crew members, military and scientists.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Argentina: Experts advise further restrictions necessary to curb coronavirus spread

Argentine Chief of Cabinet, Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Monday met online with a committee of experts to assess the country's current covid situation. The recommendation was, as expected, harsher restrictions.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Guterres endorses millionaire's tax to help fight covid-19

UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday agreed with several world leaders on the convenience to tax the wealthiest, so that States have more resources to support the vulnerable population which has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:20 UTC
Argentine Government to discuss further restrictions as coronavirus cases soar

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti are to hold a meeting Monday to discuss additional measures as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems increasingly out of control.