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Montevideo, August 31st 2025 - 03:42 UTC

Tag: Dinavisa

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Paraguayan market chain suspended for dubious reasons

    The decision is believed to be politically motivated

    Paraguayan authorities shut down branches of the mini-market chain Biggie Express on a temporary basis in a measure believed to be politically motivated. “We are here doing what President Santiago Peña asks us to do...,” said Sara Irún, head of the Secretariat for Consumer and User Protection (Sedeco). The National Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) was also involved.

  • Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:00 UTC

    Paraguay greenlights use of Taiwanese COVID-19 vaccine

    Medigen's drug was developed with help from the National Institute of Health (NIH) from the United States

    Paraguayan health authorities Monday issued an emergency clearance for the use of the Taiwanese-developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine, it was announced.