Tag: COVID-19

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

  All but South African coronavirus strains circulating in Argentina's community

  

  Argentina's Science Ministry Monday confirmed community circulation of the Manaus strain in the country had been established. The new variant is said to be more contagious and others also dare suggest it is even more lethal. Of the various Sars-CoV-2 strains known to science, only the South African one remains to be spotted in the country.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero

  

  British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 10:18 UTC

  Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19

  

  In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to problems in the functioning of the ICBs.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 10:03 UTC

  Civil servants to work from home to halt circulation of people as Covid-19 cases rise in Argentina

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Sunday announced new measures in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases and fatalities as the Easter Week holidays loom over.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Piñera to seek postponement of April 10-11 elections in Chile

  

  Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Sunday announced he would put forward a bill to postpone the April 10-11 elections until May in view of the country's critical situation regarding Covid-19 infections and diseases.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Astra-Zeneca vaccines arrive in Argentina

  

  Over 200,000 doses of the University of Oxford /AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine arrived in Buenos Aires Sunday through the Covax mechanism, which is promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Vaccine Alliance Gavi.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Biden bows to pressure – will promote US vaccine passport

  

  The news came out Sunday in Washington that the administration of US President Joseph Biden was pushing for the development of a document whereby people should be available to prove whether they have been vaccinated against covid-19 or if they have the antibodies due to having had the disease, it was reported by The Washington Post.

• Sunday, March 28th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands vaccination programme moves onto 18-44 year-olds

  

  Falkland Islands residents aged between 18 to 44 are set to receive their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week, as the Islands enter the final tranche of adult vaccinations.

• Sunday, March 28th 2021 - 23:52 UTC

  Spanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews

  

  Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels.

• Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Butantan develops 100% Brazilian covid vaccine

  

  The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo has reportedly developed a vaccine of its own against covid-19 and is awaiting clearance from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to start clinical trials in humans.