Bolsonaro swears in fourth Brazilian health minister as pandemic spirals
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, March23rd, swore in his fourth health minister since the coronavirus pandemic began last year,...
March 23, 2021Section
Covid-19
São Paulo registers 1,021 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, a new record (March 22nd)
The state of São Paulo has recorded 1,021 deaths from covid-19 in 24 hours, according to data from the State...
March 23, 2021
US and China should not leave Brazil ‘on its knees’ over vaccine, says Kátia Abreu
For weeks, Kátia Abreu has been articulating an offensive in Congress, independent of the Foreign Ministry, in an attempt to...
March 23, 2021
Scania to halt production in Brazil for 10 days because of pandemic, says labor union
After Volkswagen, Scania will halt the production of vehicles in São Bernardo do Campo (SP) for 10 days, according to...
March 23, 2021
Uruguay registered a new record number of coronavirus infections and deaths (Mach 22nd)
The South American country reported 2,700 infections and 19 deaths in one day, bringing the total to 84,230 and 811...
March 23, 2021
Is China trying to put political pressure on Paraguay as a condition for vaccine deliveries?
Representatives of the Paraguay-China Chamber of Commerce told some local media that they informed the Ministry of Health of China's...
March 23, 2021
Uruguay confirms presence of Brazilian COVID-19 variant
Uruguay confirmed on Monday, March 22nd, that it had detected the presence of two coronavirus variants that originated in neighbouring...
March 22, 2021
Rio’s city government decrees a 10-day lockdown with curfew and closes restaurants and schools
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a joint meeting with the scientific committees, the mayors of Rio, Eduardo Paes, and...
March 22, 2021
Brazil records 49,293 new coronavirus cases, 1,383 deaths (March 22nd)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded 49,293 new cases of coronavirus and 1,383 new COVID-19 deaths, the Health Ministry...
March 22, 2021