Tag: COVID-19

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  No more VAT for Uruguayan hotels to boost domestic travel

  

  The Government of Uruguay has decided to scrap the Value Added Tax (VAT) from hotel bills paid by local nationals between March 1 and April 17 in a move to boost domestic tourism. The measure, which was already in force for foreign travelers, seeks to help the leisure industry, heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Face masks stay but all other COVID-19 measures lifted in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan authorities Tuesday announced all COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted except facemasks and vaccination.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  COVID-19 starts decline in Chile, minister says

  

  Chile's Health Minister Enrique Paris Monday said contagion of COVID-19 had already rached its peak Feb. 11 when 38,446 new cases were recorded, but it has been dropping ever since.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) and The International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programs for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert great pressure on them.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:17 UTC

  PM Johnson to lift all COVID-19 restrictions as of Thursday

  

  People in England who test positive for the coronavirus will no longer be required to stay under isolation starting Feb. 24, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  British Queen has “mild symptoms” after positive COVID-19 test

  

  Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. However, the 95-year-old monarch was said to be having “mild” symptoms, similar to those from a common cold.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  “Freedom Convoy” fully dispersed from Canadian capital

  

  Law enforcement officers have completely cleared the streets of Canada's capital city of Ottawa after arresting nearly 200 protesters belonging to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” of truckers, which opposed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's COVID-19 vaccination mandates and other sanitary restrictions.

• Saturday, February 19th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Canadian police launches foreceful removal of Freedom Convoy protesters

  

  Canadian law enforcement officers have arrested over 100 people in Ottawa who had gathered at the capital city amid the so-called “Freedom Convoy” to protest against Prime Minister Trudeau's COVID-19 vaccination policies.

• Saturday, February 19th 2022 - 09:16 UTC

  Strong jump in global 2021 trade of goods and services ,to pre-Covid-19 level, UNCTAD report

  

  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD has published the Global Trade Update report, which shows that in 2021, world trade in goods remained strong and trade in services finally returned to its pre-COVID-19 levels.

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 20:00 UTC

  G20 pledges US $ 60 bn to help poorest countries recover from COVID-19

  

  Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) of the G20 countries Friday agreed on the need to allocate US $ 60 billion to COVID-19 recovery efforts in the world's poorest countries, it was announced.