Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 21:55 UTC

  Uruguayan President announces the end of the sanitary emergency

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday announced he would be lifting all sanitary restrictions in place in his country following a meeting with Health Minister and other aides.

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Argentina back to pre-pandemic migration requirements

  

  The Government of Argentina has decreed a return to the prepandemic status regarding border controls. Travelers will have now the same requirements as before March 2020, Interior Minister Wado de Pedro and Migrations Director Florencia Carignano announced.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian study in The Lancet recommends more than one dose of covid-19 vax

  

  COVID-19 vaccines used in Brazil are effective to achieve protection from SARS-Cov-2 even for people who have previously had the disease, according to a study published this week in The Lancet by scientists from the Vigivac project at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).

• Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  It is official now: Fully vaccinated travelers need no covid-19 test to enter Uruguay

  

  The Government of Uruguay has agreed to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country with no further testing or swabbing as of April 1, it was announced Friday.

• Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Argentine-developed COVID-19 vax to start phase 1 trials

  

  The first vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Argentina is to be tested on humans during phase 1 trials, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  After restrictions lifted, Britons advised to stay at home in case of COVID-19

  

  As the UK plans to lift all sanitary restrictions this coming Friday, health authorities have urged the citizenry to try to “stay home and avoid contact with other people” in case of symptoms of a respiratory illness.

• Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  LATAM resumes flights to Auckland and Sydney

  

  LATAM Airlines has resumed services to Auckland and Sydney following a 24-month interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chilean carrier serves the route from Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez international airport using Boeing 787-900 aircraft three times a week.

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 21:28 UTC

  COVID-19 forces cruise ship back to port

  

  A Princess Cruise vessel that had left San Francisco on a 15-day voyage to the Panama Canal and back has been gripped by COVID-19. According to the shipping company, 100% of passengers and crew were vaccinated. The Port of San Francisco also requires that at least 95% of both passengers and crew members onboard are vaccinated.

• Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Falkland Islands reviews Covid-19 measures; changes to be enacted from 4 May

  

  As previously communicated, the Falkland Islands Government has recently reviewed all available options in terms of making changes to Covid-19 measures in a careful and measured way. This week Executive Council met to evaluate the proposed options, which included the latest public health guidance and legal advice. As a result, it has been agreed that from 4 May 2022, the existing Infectious Diseases Control (Coronavirus: International Travel, Operator Liability, and Quarantine) Regulations 2022 will be revoked, providing that specific conditions can be met.

• Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  KLM to resume route between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile

  

  Effective March 27, Dutch carrier KLM will drop its nonstop route between Amsterdam and Santiago de Chile but will continue to serve that destination from Buenos Aires.