Tag: COVID-19

• Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  Chile closes borders, bans foreign travel and extends curfew in latest anti covid-19 maneuver

  

  The Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera Thursday decided to close its borders throughout April, ban all foreign travel and move forward the current curfew to 9 pm as the second covid-19 wave spreads faster than expected.

• Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Israeli developers announce 20-second covid detecting test they hope to see at airports

  

  An Israeli developing firm Wednesday announced the creation of a test kit that would eliminate the need for complex lab equipment to detect the presence of Sars-Cov-2 and yield results in just 20 seconds.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Brazil's VP hails 1964 coup as lawmakers seek Bolsonaro's impeachment

  

  Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao Wednesday commemorated the 57th anniversary of the last coup d'etat in the country as lawmakers pressed for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  New variant of Manaus coronavirus strain detected in Brazil

  

  Coronavirus experts in Brazil Wednesday admitted a new variant of the coronavirus' Manaus version had been identified, as concern about a worsening situation mounted.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Most Britons support vaccine passport so as to resume foreign travel

  

  A majority of British nationals who want to travel abroad for the holidays have voiced their support for the so-called vaccine passports, according to a study released Wednesday. The research showed that 62% of them also favoured other countries taking similar measures to boost tourism.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 13:20 UTC

  Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes to end on 31 May 2021

  

  There are just two months remaining before both the Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes end on 31 May 2021. Both Tourism Recovery Incentive Programmes – known locally as ‘TRIP’ schemes – have proved very popular since launching, providing participants with vouchers to spend on local tourism activities while commercial airlinks remain suspended due to the pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC

  Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC

  World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Bolsonaro reshuffles Brazil's cabinet, apparently to take on Covid-19 from a different angle

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday ordered a sizeable reshuffle of his cabinet by accepting resignations from six top aides and appointing their successors. The most significant changes involved Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice, at a time when the government's image is weakened and under pressure due to the way the coronavirus pandemic has been handled.