São Paulo begins vaccination with Pfizer’s first batch on Thursday, May 6
The city of São Paulo will resume its vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, with the first 135,700 doses of...
May 5, 2021Section
Covid-19
Covid-19: recovered patients immune for months, but at high risk of infecting others – study
UK study suggests that most people remain immune to Covid-19 for months, but may carry high levels of the virus...
May 5, 2021
Argentine President accuses Supreme Court of favoring political candidates
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez accused the judiciary of favoring opposition political candidates and economic power factors at an event the...
May 5, 2021
Brazil’s government concedes purchase of only half of previously announced vaccines
Brazil's Ministry of Health confirmed 280 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines contracted to date, pending negotiation on more doses
May 5, 2021
Paulo Gustavo, Brazil’s most celebrated comedy star, dies of Covid-19 at age 42
Comedian, TV host, actor and screenwriter Paulo Gustavo died at 9:12 PM on Tuesday, May 4, victim of Covid-19.
May 5, 2021
Ombudsman’s Office asks to suspend classes due to the increase of Covid cases in Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Ombudsman's Office asked the Government this Wednesday to suspend the school year to guarantee the right to...
May 5, 2021
Brazil’s Covid CPI: Former health minister Teich confirms Bolsonaro’s pressure on chloroquine
Brazil's former Health Minister Nelson Teich confirmed Wednesday that he received pressure from the president, Jair Bolsonaro, to recommend chloroquine...
May 5, 2021
Underreporting of Covid cases masks up to 30% of deaths in Brazil, study shows
A study by Vital Strategies initiative on the underreporting of severe cases and deaths of Covid-19 in Brazil
May 5, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro insinuates that China created coronavirus and speaks of “bacteriological warfare”
In a heated speech and not naming China explicitly, President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday insinuated that the novel coronavirus may...
May 5, 2021