Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 05:36 UTC

  Brazil health regulator approves import of 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

  

  Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said over the weekend it had approved the import of 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, although the jab is not yet approved for use in the country.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 05:03 UTC

  China calls on meat processors to tighten sanitary measures before exporting

  

  China’s meat importers and processors have asked exporters in countries with Covid-19 outbreaks to step up disinfection procedures before shipping them to the Asian country.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:55 UTC

  Opec meeting via videoconference to decide on February production level

  

  Members of the Opec group of oil producers and their partners will meet via videoconference next Monday to decide on production levels for February, hoping to turn the corner on a difficult year. The Opec+ ministerial meeting comes after oil consumption tanked in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:27 UTC

  US Congress leaders homes vandalized over failed vote to increase relief checks

  

  Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig’s head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

• Friday, January 1st 2021 - 22:35 UTC

  WHO Director General New Year message: COVID-19 one year later

  

  As people around the world celebrated New Year's Eve 12 months ago, a new global threat emerged. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies and economies all over the world.

• Friday, January 1st 2021 - 22:14 UTC

  WHO issues emergency use validation for the Pfizer vaccines and emphasizes need for equitable global access

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

• Friday, January 1st 2021 - 21:59 UTC

  Reflections about very busy times in Chile: “2020, a year like no other”

  

  From the repatriation of British tourists stranded in Chile to the preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, Ambassador Ian Duddy, speaks about this year's work.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Argentina's regulator approves the AstraZeneca and Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine

  

  Argentina's regulator on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, AstraZeneca said in a statement.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Brazil dispute with Pfizer vaccine; pledges emergency use for AstraZeneca's shots probably by mid January

  

  Brazil will soon weigh emergency-use approval for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after Britain gave the green light on Wednesday, as Latin America's largest country rushes to catch up with immunization programs under way around the hard-hit region.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentina suspends corn export sales until March; farmers' surprised and furious

  

  Argentina will suspend sales of corn for export until Feb. 28, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday, announcing the surprise move as part of the government's effort to ensure ample domestic food supplies.