Tag: COVID-19

Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Quarantine has catastrophic consequences on Argentina's economy, report shows

Argentina's Federal Tax Bureau AFIP data shows 235,381 jobs were lost and around 23,000 companies had closed as the result of the contraction in the economy due to the health measures to control coronavirus, it was reported Friday.
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Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:08 UTC
Coronavirus version found in Rio de Janeiro a mutation from the Manaus one

A new variant of the Brazilian coronavirus has been identified this week, according to Rio de Janeiro health authorities.
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Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Butantan head points fingers at Bolsonaro for shortages of covid-19 vaccines

Butantan Institute Director Dimas Covas Thursday blamed President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-Chinese stance for the delay in the arrival and distribution of anti-covid-19 vaccines into Brazil.
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Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Deadliest clash with police leaves 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro favela

An anti-drug raid by Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agents Thursday left 24 suspects and one police officer dead in the precarious Jacareizinho favela.
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Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Covid-19 spreading even among Mount Everest climbers

Despite a Nepalese Health Ministry warning last week that “hospitals have run out of beds,” there is no cancellation of expeditions to Mount Everest insight.
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Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 06:44 UTC
United States in favor of waiving covid-19 vaccine patents

United States President Joseph Biden has made it clear that after weighing all the pros and cons he was in favor of waiving intellectual property rights on anticovid-19 vaccine patents so that they can be produced faster and the world can finally overcome the current pandemic.
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Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Former health minister: Bolsonaro wanted chloroquine brochure re-written to have it used against covid-19

Former Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta Tuesday told the Parliamentary Commission investigating the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic that President Jair Bolsonaro tried to change the chloroquine brochure that comes along with the medicine so that it could be used against covid-19.
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Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court endorses Buenos Aires City' objection to decree banning on-site schooling

Argentina's Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in favour of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and against the Federal Government in their controversy regarding on-site schooling.
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Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
IATA: Air cargo down in Latin America but grew elsewhere; passenger travel still far behind

The airlines of Latin America suffered a 23.6% slump in their cargo operations in March, against the same month of 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Chinese vaccine developer eyes production in Chile

China's Sinovac Biotech laboratory is reportedly evaluating the possibility of manufacturing the immunizer in Chile in a joint effort with the local Pontifical Catholic University, Rector Ignacio Sánchez said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday.
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