Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine peso drops yet again versus informal US dollar

  

  The unofficial exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar climbed just one more notch Wednesday, thus reaching an unprecedented high of AR $ 205 (buy) and AR $ 209 (sale) / US $ 1.

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Isolation made easier in Argentina for those fully vaxxed against COVID-19

  

  Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday announced people who have taken a full COVID-19 vaccination treatment will be forced to spend five days in isolation after being in close contact with a positive case of SARS-CoV-2, while the 10-day quarantine will remain in force for the unvaccinated.

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Sanitary emergency declared in Bolivia as covid-19 cases soar

  

  The Government of Bolivia Wednesday declared a nationwide sanitary emergency due to an increase in the number of covid-19 cases, Health Minister Jeyson Auza announced.

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Cuban COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in Mexico

  

  Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) has issued the green light Wednesday for the emergency use of the Cuban-developed Abdala vaccine against COVID-19.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 21:01 UTC

  Omicron arrived in Uruguay: Uruguayans need to get their third dose of vaccine, minister says

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country, which also heralds an overall increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  Former Deputy Health Minister to handle Chile's sanitary transition

  

  The Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera Tuesday announced the return to active duty of former Deputy Health Minister Paula Daza, who will now be in charge of handling the transition to the new administration of President-elect Gabriel Boric from a sanitary point of view focused mainly on COVID-19.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro insists his daughter will not be jabbed

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday insisted his 11-year-old daughter will not be taking any COVID-19 vaccine.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Israel launches study about the effectiveness of 4th dose of COVID-19 vax

  

  An Israeli heart surgeon has arguably become the world’s first healthy person to get a 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine, The Times of Israel reported Monday.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  US halves quarantine time for new COVID-19 cases

  

  Health authorities from the United States have agreed to cut by half the 10-day isolation period people newly-infected with SARS-CoV-2 needed to go through after catching the disease, it was announced Monday.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina says humanitarian flights “all ready” to fly Falklands-residents to Chile

  

  The Argentine government announced on Sunday that “all is ready” for the two humanitarian charter flights, with an Argentine flagged carrier, to transport Falklands-Malvinas foreign residents that have been stranded in the Islands since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.