Tag: pandemic

• 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 - 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Uruguayan government extends mobility reduction for yet another week

  

  The Government of Uruguay Thursday decided to extend the current measures regarding restrictions to the circulation of people for yet another week in a move to curb the unstoppable number of covid-19 cases.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentina: Bans on layoffs extended for 30 days

  

  The Argentine Government of Alberto Fernández Thursday decided to extend a ban on layoffs for another 30 days so that workers who were affected by the recent full-scale quarantine decreed de the President does not result in workers losing their jobs, it was announced.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 00:39 UTC

  WHO creates experts' network panel to prevent zoonotic outbreaks

  

  The World Health Organization and three other international bodies, FAO, OIE and UNEP have formed a team of experts to help develop a global plan to prevent the spread of diseases from animals to humans.