Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  US invests more funds in the furious race to develop the anti Covid-19 vaccine

  

  The United States has doubled its investment - to nearly US$1 billion - to expedite the development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna, which on Monday begins the decisive final phase of clinical trials.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro tests negative and celebrates with a motorcycle ride and shopping surrounded by crowds

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  White House advisor predicts US economy will recover 20% in III and IV quarters

  

  The US economy will grow on the order of 20% in the third and fourth quarters, a top White House economic adviser predicted on Sunday, despite reopening setbacks linked to a coronavirus resurgence.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 21:02 UTC

  Falklands : Repatriation flight to Punta Arenas

  

  On July 13 ExCo approved measures to facilitate a repatriation flight for approximately 50 individuals present in the Falklands who had planned to return home via scheduled flights, but due to the suspension of the LATAM services to South America had been unable to do so.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Three polls show Bolsonaro gaining support and favorite for the 2022 re-election

  

  Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil's raging coronavirus crisis.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Brazil study confirms hydroxychloroquine is ineffective to treat Covid-19

  

  A study published on Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat Covid-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro's push for its widespread use.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  Mayor of Mexico City warns of a possible resurgence of coronavirus cases

  

  The mayor of Mexico City warned on Friday of a possible resurgence of coronavirus cases in the sprawling capital in the coming months, noting that hospitalizations have been on the rise in recent days.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Germany is successfully training dogs capable of identifying people with Covid-19

  

  Dogs with a few days of training are capable of identifying people infected with the coronavirus, according to a study by a German veterinary university.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  F1 Grand Prix scraps this year the Americas and includes three European races

  

  The Grand’s Prix in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada have been scrapped this year but three races in Europe have been added to the coronavirus-affected season, Formula One said on Friday.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Video of desperate mother begging to save her husband from Covid-19 goes viral in Peru

  

  A video of a mother running behind a van carrying Peru's President Martin Vizcarra and begging him to save her husband from COVID-19, has gone viral. “Mr. President, Don't go!” screams a tearful Celia Capira as she begs for a hospital bed for her husband in the video shot on Sunday in Peru's second-largest city, Arequipa.