Brazil detects new coronavirus variant similar to South African
Brazil has detected a new COVID-19 variant in São Paulo state that is similar to the one first seen in...
March 31, 2021Section
Covid-19
Hospitals in Ecuador’s capital overwhelmed by Covid-19 infections, doctors say
Ecuador’s health system is under severe strain from a spike in coronavirus infections, doctors in the country’s capital said on...
March 31, 2021
Desperate Paraguay cries out to the world, asking for help with Covid-19 vaccines
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the...
March 31, 2021
Uruguay extends suspension until April 9th of in-person classes “at all education levels”
The government of the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced on Tuesday the extension of the suspension of on-site...
March 31, 2021
U.S. to help Brazil access vaccines, says Ambassador
The U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Tuesday, March 30th, that the country will help Brazil in its efforts...
March 31, 2021
At its worst pandemic moment, São Paulo suspends burials in cemetery for lack of space
On Sunday, March 28th, the metropolis recorded the highest number of burials in its history in a single day: 392,...
March 31, 2021
Brazil to spend extra US$1 billion to fight pandemic as country hits daily death record
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, March 30, signed an executive order to disburse R$5.3 billion (US$918.08 million) in new...
March 30, 2021
Brazil registers 3,780 new deaths from Covid-19, a new daily record (March 30)
Brazil registered 84,494 new cases and 3,780 deaths associated with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, setting a new...
March 30, 2021
Brazil’s health regulator certifies factories involved in the production of J&J and Sputnik V vaccines
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) gave certificates of good practices to three factories involved in the production of the...
March 30, 2021