Tag: COVID-19

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  China goes back to lockdown and other restrictions as Delta variant keeps spreading

  

  Chinese authorities have decided to go back to restrictive sanitary measures as around 133 cases of COVID-19 were detected in 11 provinces last week. The Beijing marathon has also been suspended.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 00:31 UTC

  COVID-19 infections back on the rise

  

  COVID-19 had been relatively calm in Argentina until last week the number of cases began soaring again, with 7667 infections detected against 946 the week before.

• Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires' American Club closes its doors after 103 years

  

  The traditional meeting point of Buenos Aires's banking and industrial elites has shut its doors after it was unable to cope with financial hardships stemming from the COVID-19 restrictions.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:33 UTC

  Increasing number of COVID-19 infections trigger alarms in Chile

  

  Chile's Health Ministry (Minsal) Thursday reported 1,842 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number recorded in the last three months, marking a 53% rise compared to last week and 68% against the last two weeks.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:20 UTC

  US Secretary of State discusses world and local affairs with Colombian President Duque

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday arrived in Bogotá for a 2-day official visit to Colombia, during which he was to discuss bilateral issues with local authorities.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 21:07 UTC

  COVID-19 cases soar among British children

  

  New COVID-19 cases seem to be on the rise in England, according to the latest UK Health Security Agency (HSA) report, which showed a total of 1,366.8 cases per 100,000 people aged 10 to 19 were recorded between Oct. 10 and 17, against 1,134.9 the previous week.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Brazil's CPI finds Bolsonaro should face 10 criminal charges for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis

  

  Brazilian Senator Renan Calheiros, rapporteur of the Upper House's Parliamentarian Commission (CPI) investigating President Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wednesday announced 10 criminal charges were to be filed against the head of state.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  Morocco halts flights to / from UK, Netherlands over increasing number of COVID-19 cases

  

  The Government of Morocco has banned flights to the United Kingdom or returning from their effective Thursday over concerns about an increasing number of COVID-19 infections.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Brazilian markets plummet on new money support program that ignores budget expenditure cap

  

  Contrary to optimism in world markets, shares in Brazil dropped 3,28% on average following news of a new “Brazil Auxilio” program intended to give monetary support to some 17 million families described as vulnerable or suffering the consequences of Covid-19. But to achieve this the budget cap on expenditure must be violated or hidden behind some accounting cosmetics.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  No more caps for passengers arriving in Argentina by air

  

  Argentina's Government Monday announced there will be no more caps for air travellers allowed into the country as of Tuesday. The measure was confirmed through a statement from the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC).