Tag: COVID-19

Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Brazil insists Copa America to go ahead and signs agreement to produce AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday signed a contract with AstraZeneca for the local manufacture of that laboratory's vaccine against covid-19.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 08:42 UTC
Paraguay reports new customs surplus but health authorities need more money to face the pandemic

Revenues for May at Paraguay's Customs Directorate (DNA) were estimated at around US $ 132 million, which represents its fourth consecutive month of surplus so far this year, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 08:26 UTC
Vaccination campaign has reached more than half of Uruguay's population with at least one dose

Uruguay's Public Health Ministry Tuesday reported that around 1,807,000 people, that is 51.15% of the country's population, have already been administered at least one dose of an anti-coronavirus vaccine.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 06:18 UTC
Wrong stats: Peru doubles its official Covid-19 death toll, 69,342 to 180,764

Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. The government admitted it had raised the count from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of health experts, which found there had been an undercount.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 01:15 UTC
Falklands publishes ‘prudent budget’ for 2021/22

The Falkland Islands Government yesterday published its budget for the upcoming financial year, describing it as a prudent budget that focuses on stability and continuity. The budget forecasts operating expenditure of £78.3m and revenues of £92.2m, as well as a capital programme totalling £53.5m for the upcoming financial year.
Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 16:27 UTC
WHO renames coronavirus strains to avoid bias against certain countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to rename the known variants of the SARS-Cov-2 virus using Greek letters, in a move to avoid biases against people from specific parts of the world, it was announced.
Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Brazil bans entry of foreigners as cases of covid-19 pile up: What about Copa America?

The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Monday banned the entry of foreigners “of any nationality” as a result of the number of cases of covid-19 growing faster than expected, it was announced.
Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:43 UTC
OECD foresees Argentina's economy will recover but still below pre-pandemic levels

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecast that Argentina's economy will expand in 2021 and 2022, but will nonetheless remain way below pre-pandemic levels, according to its semi-annual report on World Economic Outlook released Monday in Paris.
Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Butantan study shows remarkable results with Brazilian produced CoronaVac immunizer

The prestigious Butantan Institute Monday released the results of a study carried out between February and April 2021 among 27,000 people vaccinated with CoronaVac in Serrana, São Paulo, which showed a 95% decrease in deaths from covid-19, it was announced.
Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine health authorities: Rhinitis and nasal congestion may also herald a covid-19 infection

Argentina's Health Ministery has announced new guidelines are to be observed towards the detection of covid-19 cases. Rhinitis and nasal congestion are hereafter signs of potential coronavirus infections, it was announced.