Tag: pandemic

Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
WHO warns vaccines have yet to prove that they are effective at preventing Covid-19 transmission

Officials at the World Health Organization warned that the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged every corner of the world “is not necessarily the big one” — and that the novel coronavirus may never truly go away.
Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Greenest and craziest 180,00 tons cruise vessel Mardi Gras offers a roller coaster and brewery for craft beers

In cold, dark Finland, in the middle of the pandemic, shipyard workers at Meyer Turku were hard at work setting a roller coaster on top of a cruise ship - a world first. Others were installing a brewery that could produce craft beers with filtered seawater, intended for a staggering on-board audience of up to 6,500 passengers.
Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:06 UTC
Trump finally signs into law a US$ 2,3 trillion pandemic and spending package; stimulus checks of US$ 2,000

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a US$2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Argentina lockdown until 8 January

Argentina established new requirements for entering and leaving the country, starting on Friday through January 8, the Interior Ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday, in a bid to rein in the coronavirus.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Chinese vaccine 50% effective, reports Sao Paulo lab, but half of Brazilians reject inoculation

Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is more than 50% effective based on trial data, but again withheld full results at the company's request, raising questions about transparency.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Brazilian financial analysts upgrade growth forecast for 2020

Brazilian financial analysts slightly upgraded their growth forecast for 2020, from a 4.41% drop in gross domestic product (GDP) to a 4.4% drop, the Central Bank of Brazil reported.
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 - 08:40 UTC
WHO downplays the latest variant of coronavirus: it's part of the pandemic's evolution

The World Health Organization cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution.
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 - 08:08 UTC
US Congress passes the US$ 900 billion plan to support families and businesses

The US Congress voted on Monday on a US$900 billion plan to support families and businesses hit by the pandemic. Here are the main provisions included in the bipartisan legislation:
Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
US record imports from China in 2020, despite Trump administration's tariffs

Despite the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. imports from China are surging as the year 2020 draws to a close, The New York Times reported.
Thursday, December 17th 2020 - 10:18 UTC
Argentina and UK hosted seminar on access to Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina and the UK hosted a virtual seminar on access to vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean addressing the portfolio of emerging vaccines against COVID-19, the challenge of equitable distribution and how best to tackle vaccine disinformation.