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Montevideo, July 4th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

Tag: COVID-19

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    US Democratic Party doubtful about Biden running for reelection

    In a few weeks or a few months, Biden will have to declare that he will not run for re-election, Democratic sources said

    Leaders within the United States' Democratic Party are beginning to come to terms with the idea that President Joseph Biden might not run for reelection in 2024, as most polls place former President Donald Trump 6 percentage points ahead.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 08:00 UTC

    Gates: “we ain't seen the worst of covid-19 yet”

    “If we make the right decisions and investments, we can make COVID-19 the last pandemic,” Gates forecast.

    Tycoon Bill Gates said Monday said that the worst part of the coronavirus crisis was yet to be seen, although most countries are returning to prepandemic dispositions.

  • Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC

    No more home office for Argentine civil servants

    Exemptions still apply in cases of people within high-risk groups

    The times of home office for Argentine civil servants come to an end effective Monday following a decision by Secretary of Public Management and Employment, Ana Castellani, after COVID-19's critical stage has been deemed to be over.

  • Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:15 UTC

    Chilean Gov't finally agrees to reopen land borders after 2 years

    Operations are border crossings are now at alert level 1, but that may change

    Chilean authorities Sunday reopened 22 land border crossings with Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, The passages had been reshaped since March 17, 2020, so that only cargo was let through but no travelers, amid restrictive sanitary measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 into the country.

  • Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Chinese citizens, economy fear measures more than they fear COVID-19 itself

    “COVID-19 won't kill us, hunger will” a Chinese citizen under lockdown posted on the internet before censorship removed the message

    The COVID-19 pandemic has almost the whole world going in one direction and China doing quite the opposite and measures of the utmost severity have led to the strict confinement of some 343 million people to enforce a “zero-tolerance” policy as cases of the Omicron variant keep being detected through mass, compulsory testing.

  • Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Indian lab files for clearance in Brazil of covid-19 vax

    Brazil's current epidemiological situation resembles that of the earliest weeks of the crisis

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has announced it had received this week the request for registration of a COVID-19 vaccine that uses recombinant protein technology.

  • Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

    Depression grows 40% in Brazil during COVID-19 pandemic

    Vulnerable sectors were affected the most by the sanitary restrictions

    A recent study has shown a 40% increase in cases of depression among Brazilians amid restrictions stemming from sanitary measures adopted to fight the spread of COVID-19, it was reported Wednesday.

  • Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

    Paraguayan left picks presidential candidate

    Lugo's endorsement could be beneficial for Martínez

    As the ruling Colorado Party still needs to work out the differences between incumbent President Mario Abdo Benítez and his predecessor Horacio Cartés who both endorse separate candidates, Paraguay's left has already picked their nominee - former Health Minister María Esperanza Martínez (2008-2012).

  • Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 07:55 UTC

    WHO warns against lowering guard regarding COVID-19

    The threat of a dangerous new variant of SARS-CoV-2 remains very real, Tedros warned

    World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday pointed out that despite an unprecedented low in COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic back in March 2020, emergencies still surfacing were not regarded presently as they should.

  • Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:59 UTC

    Shanghai tightens up covid-19 restrictions

    Green fences about two meters high have been placed around some housing complexes to ensure full lockdown is observed

    Chinese authorities have tightened sanitary restrictions imposed on Shanghai residents due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths and also of cases detected through mass testing, it was reported.