Tag: COVID-19

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 21:57 UTC

  Colombians march against hosting Copa America amid social unrest

  

  Dozens of Colombian fans gathered Tuesday in front of the headquarters of the Colombian Football Federation to demand that the Copa America is not held in the conflict-ridden country, where over 40 deaths have been recorded over the last three weeks.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 21:27 UTC

  Argentina can take on Copa America by itself if protocols are observed, says Fernández

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday insisted his country is capable of hosting singlehandedly the Copa America football competition despite 35,543 new cases of Covid-19 and 745 deaths in one day for a record total of 71,771 casualties since the beginning of the pandemic.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Uruguay developing vaccination pass for public shows

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted his government is evaluating the implementation of a “green passport” for admission into public shows.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil's GDP projected yet again to grow despite covid-19 crisis

  

  Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast for the year 2021 has been raised from 3.2 to 3.5%, the Ministry of Economy reported Monday, while the inflation prediction also went up from 5.06 to 5.15%.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Uruguay's GACH praised by prestigious scientific magazine

  

  The group of advisers to Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou in covid-19 matters, commonly known as GACH (Honorary Scientific Advisory Group), was highly acclaimed by the Nature magazine.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Japanese doctors push for suspension of Tokyo 2020 Games

  

  Japanese doctors Tuesday called for the suspension of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games because the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country could get much worse.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  Canadian lab seeks volunteers in Argentina to test new covid vaccine

  

  The Canadian biopharmaceutical company Medicago is looking for 5000 volunteers in Argentina to prove the effectiveness of a new vaccine against coronavirus, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Rio's Jesus Christ “praises” vaccines and China sends key ingredient for their production

  

  Rio de Janeiro's iconic statue of Jesus Christ was the recipient of an advertising campaign in favour of coronavirus vaccines, which coincided with the news that Brazil would be receiving the key ingredients from China for the local production of immunizers.

• Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”

• Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Diplomatic rift with China results in shortage of active ingredient to produce vaccines in Brazil

  

  São Paulo Governor Joao Doria Friday blamed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for a diplomatic crisis with China, which led to the suspension of supplies to manufacturing vaccines against the coronavirus.