Tag: COVID-19

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  First batch of Pfizer vaccines reach Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Tuesday announced the arrival into the country of around 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which will be used as the second shots of Sputnik V.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  Peru to produce Sputnik V vaccine locally starting in 2023

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced a plant to manufacture the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 locally will be set up in the country, for which the government has allocated US $ 705 million worth of funding.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Argentina announces issuance of Digital Vaccination Credential

  

  The Government of Argentina has announced that effective Sept. 6, nationals going abroad shall be able to produce the Digital Vaccination Credential (CVD), available through the Mi Argentina app, as an official travel document.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Chile approves Coronavac for children aged six and older

  

  Chilean health authorities have approved the emergency use of the Sinovac Biotech (CoronaVac) coronavirus vaccine on children aged six years or older, it was announced Monday.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  Argentine Health Minister admits Mu variant watched closely

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Sunday admitted the new SARS-CoV-2 variant named “Mu” and which was first detected in Colombia was being watched closely, although the now more common Delta version remained the main source of concern.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina recants opening border crossings with Uruguay for now over sanitary concerns

  

  The Government of Argentina has finally decided not to go ahead with the reopening of the bridge crossings into Uruguay, citing COVID-19 epidemiological reasons.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  World Cup qualifier in Brazil halted due to presence of Argentine players from red-zoned England

  

  The football World Cup qualifying match between South American giants Brazil and Argentina in Sao Paulo was halted Sunday after just seven minutes by health authorities from the host country, claiming four of the visiting players had allegedly dodged quarantine and other COVID-19 measures.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentine Air Force delivers medical supplies to ailing COVID-19 ailing Cuba

  

  An Argentine Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft has landed Sunday in Cuba to deliver syringes, needles, surgical masks, gloves and other medical supplies furnished by the White Helmets and the Argentine Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, among other organizations.

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 07:24 UTC

  What’s the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants?

  

  By Paul Griffin (*) - This week the World Health Organization named a new “variant of interest” of the coronavirus, called the Mu variant. It was first found in Colombia in January 2021 and has been found in about 39 countries so far.

• Sunday, September 5th 2021 - 06:53 UTC

  Heathrow chaos: Huge crowds overwhelm understaffed airport

  

  Some Heathrow passengers were reporting absolutely absurd queue times due to a Border Force staff shortage which kept travelers waiting in lines for five hours.