Portugal lifts travel ban to and from Brazil for business and studies
Portugal has lifted a ban on flights to and from the UK and Brazil for business and study trips, but...
April 16, 2021Section
Covid-19
Brazil registers 3,305 Covid-19 deaths on Friday (April 16)
Brazil registered 3,305 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday and 85,774 additional cases, according to data published by the nation’s Health...
April 16, 2021
Uruguay will use AstraZeneca vaccine from Covax platform to shield its border with Brazil
Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced on Thursday that it will send part of the 48,000 doses it received...
April 16, 2021
São Paulo government reviews quarantine; Red phase likely to continue
The government of São Paulo is reviewing the quarantine in the whole state this Friday, April 16th.
April 16, 2021
Chile claims that Sinovac vaccine prevents 67% of Covid-19 infections
The vaccine from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac prevents 67% of covid-19 infections, according to data from a study on its...
April 16, 2021
Argentina shows interest in 2 Cuban vaccines against Covid-19 in Phase III trials
Cuban scientists are working on four vaccine candidates against Covid-19: Soberana 1 (in Phase II), Soberana 2 (in Phase III),...
April 16, 2021
Study attributes Brazil’s failure in the pandemic largely to the federal government
Brazil has failed to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic due to a set of shortcomings and omissions by public managers, with...
April 16, 2021
Brazil calls on EU for help in purchasing vaccines and medicines
The Brazilian ambassador to the European Union, Marcos Galvão, on Thursday, April 15th, defended vaccination in the fight against the...
April 16, 2021
Brazil’s hospitals running out of sedatives as Covid-19 rages
Brazil’s hospitals were running out of drugs needed to sedate COVID-19 patients on Thursday, with the government urgently seeking to...
April 15, 2021