Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says

  

  Brazil's much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment, while 72% of patients have at least taken the initial dose, according to a health report released Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Senatorial Committee calls for indictment of Brazilian President for how he handled the COVID-19 crisis

  

  Brazil's Senatorial Committee (CPI) investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday recommended the head of state be prosecuted for “crimes against humanity” and that he is denied access to social media for having spread false information about the disease.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Desperate Nicaraguans go to Honduras to get COVID-19 shots

  

  Citizens of Nicaragua, which according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ranks among the six countries in the region with the lowest vaccination rates, have been crossing over the border to neighbouring Honduras even on horseback and in rafts to receive a COVID-19 immunizer, it was reported.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Ice Worlds Festival of Polar Science at Greenwich, London

  

  On the eve of the UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the British Antarctic Survey is partnering with Royal Museums Greenwich a festival that is guaranteed to enthrall and inspire. Discover why Antarctica and the Arctic matter to all of us, experience a live virtual tour of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, enjoy a great day out for all the family. In London or online enjoy a dazzling showcase of polar environmental science, engineering and technology.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 20:09 UTC

  Third doses and shots for foreigners announced in Argentina

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Tuesday announced third doses of COVID-19 vaccines were to be applied to specific groups of patients as well as to foreign tourists.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 20:05 UTC

  Bright future ahead for Paraguay's economy

  

  Paraguay's Treasury Monday forecast economic growth of 4.5% by the end of 2021, it was announced.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Parts of Chile back under COVID-19 restrictions amid growing number of infections

  

  Chile's capital Santiago and 14 other communes nearby communes are to return to phase 3 of the national Government's contingency plan, following 929 COVID-19 infections detected in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 1,677 nationwide, it was announced Monday.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Uruguayan authorities to negotiate the purchase of booster vaccines for foreigners with Pfizer

  

  Uruguay's Secretary to the Presidency Álvaro Delgado is to meet with the regional manager of the Pfizer laboratory to finalize the details for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines with which the administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou hopes to lure more foreign tourists into the country for the Summer season.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Venezuelan children return to school after 19 months

  

  Over 11 million Venezuelan pupils have returned to their schools Monday after a 19-month pause due to COVID-19. The Government had delayed the restart of on-site schooling several times, amid recurrent peaks in infections in addition to vaccination delays.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazilian President says COVID-19 vax and HIV go hand in hand

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro had a video posting removed from Facebook after the social media administrators labelled it as “fake news” for linking COVID-19 vaccination to AIDS' HIV.