Tag: COVID-19

• Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:48 UTC

  Argentina halts all flights to/from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

  

  Starting this coming Saturday, no passenger flights will be allowed into Argentina from covid-ridden Brazil, Chile and Mexico, in a move to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly the Amazon or P1 strain as well as the British variant which is also causing havoc in the country's health system.

• Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:03 UTC

  Brazil: over 100,000 new Covid-19 infections detected in just one day

  

  More than 100,000 Sars-CoV-2 infections in a 24-hour period were reported Thursday in Brazil for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic which has already killed over 300,000 people nationwide.

• Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:02 UTC

  Chile lockdown 86% of its population due to new strains of Covid

  

  The government of Chile Thursday decided to tighten the anti-covid-19 measures already in force after 64 cases of the British strain and 45 of the Brazilian ones were detected out of a total of 7,023 new daily cases of coronavirus were reported.

• Friday, March 26th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Brazil's Foreign Minister hangs on to his job as pressure for his departure mounts

  

  Ernesto Araújo's days as Foreign Minister of Brazil seemed to be counted Thursday as he made what was perceived to be the last effort to stay on the job, while advisers to President Jair Bolsonaro already deem his departure inevitable.

• Friday, March 26th 2021 - 06:00 UTC

  Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol dies of Covid aged 63

  

  Charismatic Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol passed away Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with the covid-19 disease that lasted for about three weeks. His son Alejandro posted on social media “Dad doesn't suffer anymore.”

• Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 10:34 UTC

  Uruguayan Air Force helicopter carrying Pfizer vaccines crashes: total losses

  

  An Uruguay’s Air Force helicopter carrying two boxes of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 crashed on Thursday morning in the Eastern state of Rocha and the 3-member crew was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries. The accident occurred due to a “mechanical failure,” the Ministry of Defense reported and resulted in a fire that provoked total losses of the aircraft and the shipment it was transporting.

• Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro appoints committee of experts as Covid-19 kills over 3,000 daily in Brazil

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday announced the creation of a committee of experts which is to convene weekly to guide the government's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as it spreads rapidly causing over 3,000 deaths every 24 hours.

• Wednesday, March 24th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay shuts schools and announces measures to prevent health system collapse

  

  The government of Uruguay has ordered all schools and public offices to remain closed at least until the end of Tourism (Easter) Week, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Tuesday evening during a press conference after a long Cabinet Meeting with Ministers.

• Wednesday, March 24th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Paraguay's Health Minister: total quarantine imminent

  

  Paraguay's Health Minister Julio Borba Tuesday said a total quarantine was likely to be imposed nationwide starting this coming weekend as covid-19 cases are on the rise.

• Tuesday, March 23rd 2021 - 19:38 UTC

  £5k fine for holidaying abroad under new UK Covid-19 rules

  

  UK residents travelling abroad without a valid reason may face up to £5,000 fines under new legislation set to be passed by the British parliament this week. The move comes as a new wave of Covid-19 cases begins to take hold in European countries, including Germany and France.