Health & Science

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  First case of Arcturus reported in Brazil

  

  São Paulo's Municipal Health Secretariat reported this week the first case of variant XBB.1.16 of Covid-19, also known as Arcturus in a 75-year-old man, bedridden and with comorbidities, who presented the symptoms of influenza syndrome and persistent fever on April 7.

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Unvaxed travelers allowed back into the US shortly

  

  The United States administration of President Joseph Biden has lifted the mandatory requirement of Covid-19 vaccination for travelers wanting to enter its territory, effective May 11, it was announced in Washington DC. The measure was in force since 2021.

• Sunday, April 30th 2023 - 14:34 UTC

  Japanese vaccine against dengue approved for use in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities have approved the use of a Japanese vaccine against dengue that needs to be administered in two doses three months apart from one another, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  SARS cases on the rise in Brazil

  

  While insisting on the importance of vaccination against Covid-19 and flu, Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) denounced a rise in the number of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) cases in 19 out of 27 in the last 6 weeks ending April 15, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, April 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  AMLO sends message showing he is recovering well from Covid-19

  

  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Wednesday posted a video on social media saying he was recovering well from his bout of Covid-19. Interior Minister Adán López Hernández said the head of state would resume his duties before the weekend.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 09:45 UTC

  New strain of Covid-19 detected: Arcturus

  

  Scientists in India have detected at least 3,000 daily cases of a new subvariant of Covid-19 which has been dubbed “Arcturus” and is a sublineage of the Omicron version. The new strain has been reported to spread fast and affect even the vaccinated population. It also produces unforeseen symptoms.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Revolutionary method to be used in Brazil against dengue

  

  Scientists in Brazil are working on a large-scale mosquito factory in a move to protect up to 70 million people from viruses such as dengue, it was reported by the journal Nature.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  AMLO down with Covid-19 again

  

  Mexico's 69-year-old President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Sunday announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time in his life and was therefore returning to the Federal District (DF) to remain in isolation. All his engagements have been canceled until further notice.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Uruguayan authorities tackle chikungunya

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Karina Rando and Undersecretary José Luis Satdjián Saturday visited Paysandú, where seven cases of chikungunya were confirmed in patients who had no travel history.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 09:20 UTC

  Chile reports first human case of avian influenza; Uruguay begins vaccination in commercial poultry farms

  

  The Ministry of Health of Chile notified WHO of the detection of human infection with avian influenza A(H5) virus. The patient is a 53-year-old male from the Region of Antofagasta in the north of Chile. He had no history of comorbidities or recent travel.