Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 20:08 UTC

  Copa America finally moves back to Brazil where it was last played

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Monday decided that this year's Copa America, originally scheduled to be cohosted by Argentina and Colombia in 2020, will be staged in Brazil.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  No Copa America for Argentina either due to growing number of covid-19 cases

  

  The South American Football Confederation Sunday announced the Copa America tournament was not going to be played in Argentina. The tournament due to begin June 13 was to be co-hosted by Colombia and Argentina.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  One case of black fungus spotted in Chile

  

  The Chilean Society of Infectology (Sochinf) reported Sunday in a statement that one case of mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, had been detected.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  52% of Chileans against digital mobility pass, survey finds out

  

  According to a survey released Sunday, only 45% of Chileans were in favour of the so-called mobility pass the government has been implementing since last week to grant more freedom of movement to people vaccinated with two doses of anticoronavirus immunizers.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:14 UTC

  New Zealand is backing Australia in the “barley dispute” with China

  

  New Zealand has decided to support Australia in its dispute with China on barley tariffs, signaling goodwill to work on differences in how to approach Beijing. The announcement came on Sunday when Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in New Zealand for a Monday summit with Jacinda Ardern.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 15:59 UTC

  India also suffering from a “white fungus” infection, more dangerous than the black fungus

  

  Another surprise from India's worsening pandemic situation. The Health Ministry is asking pharmaceutical companies to ramp up production and distribution of antifungal medications after a new type of fungal infection was found in recovering COVID-19 patients last week.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Cases of covid-19 in Chile back on the upward trend

  

  Despite one of the strongest vaccination campaigns worldwide and particularly in South America, Chile has reported Friday several new covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours which would indicate the pandemic is back on the upward trend.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Case of covid-related “black fungus” concerns Uruguayan doctors

  

  Uruguayan scientists have reported the appearance of a case of mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, a rare infection that began to be reported in India as a disease associated with the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentina and Cuba to join forces against the coronavirus pandemic

  

  Health authorities of Cuba and Argentina Friday ratified their mutual commitment to strengthening cooperative relations in biotechnology to improve the quality of life of people in both countries, it was announced.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Peru's government extends state of emergency for yet another month as presidential runoff looms over

  

  The government of Peru Thursday decided to extend the current state of emergency, which has been in force since March 2020, for yet another month to bring down the number of covid-19 infections, it was announced. Current restrictions were to end on May 31.