Tag: pandemic

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  “Why Uruguay lost control of COVID,” as reported in Nature magazine

  

  By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Uruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback

  

  Uruguay's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 2.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to a Central Bank (BCU) report released Wednesday.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 08:53 UTC

  Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.

• Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year

  

  The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  “Health care corruption” in Europe worsened during the pandemic, Transparency International report

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has worsened corruption across the European Union, Transparency International said in its annual Global Corruption Barometer report for the EU, pointing out that health care has become a “hotspot for corruption”.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  UK will not return to normal life on 21 June as announced

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that he will not be able to keep his promise to return to life as it was before the coronavirus pandemic by 21 June and the UK will now have to wait until 19 July.

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:01 UTC

  G7 Summit ends with signing of Carbis Bay Declaration to “end the pandemic”

  

  The world's wealthiest democracies Sunday signed the Carbis Bay Declaration whereby they all pledged to “end the pandemic and prepare for our futures” as well as to “build back better.”

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  G-7 leaders gather in England, hope for a greener, more prosperous future

  

  Leaders from of the seven wealthiest democracies – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – Friday started three days of talks at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St. Ives in Cornwall, England, in pursuit of a greener, more prosperous and equitable future under the “build back better” motto.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  US states and CDC conflicting guidelines on vaccination, imperil the Miami cruise season takeoff July first

  

  Miami (AFP) – United States cruise companies are fighting to resume voyages from Florida and Texas ports in July as the pandemic wanes, but for vaccinated passengers only. However both states and governors won't let them demand proof of inoculation.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Santiago de Chile Metropolitan Region back under full quarantine

  

  The Chilean Government has announced Thursday that the Santiago Metropolitan Area will return to full quarantine as of this Friday in light of the increase in coronavirus infections.