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Montevideo, April 20th 2025 - 17:40 UTC

Tag: COVID-19

  • Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 21:09 UTC

    Quebec announces health penalty for those unvaccinated: it worked

    Quebec has been trying to raise vaccination rates in a number of ways

    The Canadian province of Quebec has come up with the idea of imposing an extra tax on people who willingly chose not to take a vaccine against COVID-19. The measure has reportedly led to a collapse in vaccination centers with people rushing for appointments.

  • Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

    Bolsonaro “welcomes” Omicron – angers WHO

    WHO's Michael Ryan replied that “no virus that kills people is welcome.”

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 was “welcome” in Brazil, because it “may point to the end of the pandemic.”

  • Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    World economy is facing Covid-19, inflation and policy uncertainty, Global Economic Prospects

    ”Rising inequality and security challenges are particularly harmful for developing countries,” said World Bank Group President David Malpass

    Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that could endanger the recovery in emerging and developing economies, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Global growth is expected to decelerate markedly from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023 as pent-up demand dissipates and as fiscal and monetary support is unwound across the world.

  • Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    ECLAC foresees growth rate in 2022 around one third of that of 2021

    ECLAC recommended consolidating the income tax on individuals and corporations, extending the scope of taxes on heritage and property, while adding new taxes on the digital economy.

    Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will slow down in 2022 to 2.1%, after a 6.2% increase on average last year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast Wednesday in a study.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 19:53 UTC

    Bolsonaro says STF judges biased

    “Barroso and Alexandre de Moraes want Lula to be president,” Bolsonaro said

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said two Supreme Federal Court (STF) were taking sides ahead of this year's elections and favoring leftwing contender and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

    Omicron becomes dominant strain worldwide, WHO says

    At this rate ... more than 50% of Europeans will be infected with Omicron in the next six-eight weeks, Kluge forecast

    The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday admitted Omicron variant of the coronavirus was already the dominant one worldwide, accounting for almost 60% of the cases.

  • Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Bolivian VP and 6 ministers down with COVID-19

    Choquehuanca had claimed he had acquired natural immunity

    Bolivia's Vice President David Choquehuanca and six members of the cabinet have tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 20:02 UTC

    Argentina: No more isolation for asymptomatic people with booster doses

    Vizzotti also highlighted that avoiding isolation implied a high degree of social responsibility

    Argentine Health Authorities have decided Tuesday that from now on, people who have taken three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and remain asymptomatic following close contact with a positive case of the disease shall no longer be required to isolate themselves.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:50 UTC

    Argentina's covid Miracle

    Professor Stiglitz with Argentine economy minister Martin Guzmán

    By Joseph Stiglitz – Unlike the United States, which could spend one-quarter of its GDP protecting its economy from the COVID-19 fallout, Argentina entered the pandemic with the deck stacked against it. Yet, thanks to the current government’s policies to strengthen the real economy, the country has been enjoying a remarkable recovery.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:37 UTC

    Norwegian and Royal Caribbean announce canceling of scheduled cruises

    All “Norwegian Star” cruises with embarkation dates through and including March 19, 2022 have been cancelled

    Norwegian Cruise Line which this week was expected to begin trips along with the Argentine and Chilean coasts, as well as Antarctica cruises, has surprisingly announced it was cancelling its South American operations this season because of covid-19 related circumstances which have forced the company to reschedule its global plans.