Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  COVID-19 infections 280% up in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities reported Sunday a 280% increase in COVID-19 infections in one week, with 12,609 new detections and 9 deaths, a 12.5% increase.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Fifth wave of COVID-19 reported having started in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan health authorities Friday reported the beginning of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in the country, where 621 new cases have been confirmed.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Argentine judge sets conditions for vaccinating children against COVID-19

  

  A federal judge in the Argentine seaport of Mar del Plata ruled that promoting COVID-19 vaccination for children should be halted until the manufacturers supply those responsible for the minors (i.e. their parents or caretakers) with all pertinent information regarding side effects and other possible consequences.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Greece to reinstate unvaccinated healthcare staff

  

  Greek healthcare workers sidelined in September 2021 for refusing to take a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be allowed back at their jobs effective Jan. 1, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC

  Increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina calls for precaution, not alarm

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday issued a series of recommendations given the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Foreign investment in Latin America still below pre-pandemic levels

  

  Despite a 40.7% growth from 2021, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Latin America continue to be below the levels recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday in Santiago by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentine scientists foresee return of COVID-19 protocols

  

  Argentine healthcare professionals are pushing for the return of mandatory facemasks and a speedy update of people's vaccination schemes in light of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases nationwide.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  New COVID-19 deaths reported in Brazil

  

  Brazilian health authorities Sunday confirmed 20,385 new cases of COVID-19 nationwide and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 35,188,586 detections and 689,536 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  BBC reporter arrested in Chinese protests against mass testing and confinements

  

  Ed Lawrence, a reporter from the BBC's office in Beijing, was beaten, kicked, and arrested by Chinese police during his coverage of the anti-zero-covid policy protests, it was reported.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Uruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people

  

  Uruguayan health authorities have launched a recommendation during the weekend that immunocompromised patients and anyone over the age of 50 should take their fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.