Pandemic generated 22 million new poor in Latin America – ECLAC Report
The pandemic has pushed 22 million people below the poverty line over 2020 in the region's countries, according to data...
April 2, 2021Section
Covid-19
Ecuador decrees state of exception in eight provinces due to COVID-19
The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, declared a state of emergency (estado de excepción) due to public calamity due to...
April 2, 2021
Bolsonaro affirms that he will be the last Brazilian to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed this Thursday, April 1, that if he decides to get the covid-19 vaccine, he will...
April 1, 2021
Brazil reports 91,097 new coronavirus cases, 3,769 deaths in 24 hours (April 1)
Brazil recorded 91,097 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 3,769 deaths from...
April 1, 2021
Ecuador’s Emergency Committee recommends “state of exception” by zones
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE-N) recommended on Thursday, April 1, to the president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, to declare...
April 1, 2021
São Paulo exhumes old graves to make space for surging Covid-19 burials
Brazil’s biggest city on Thursday, April 1, sped up efforts to empty old graves, making room for a soaring number...
April 1, 2021
Chile exceeds one million total infections and closes its borders again
The Chilean government announced Thursday that it will close its borders again during the whole month of April to try...
April 1, 2021
Amid record Covid-19 deaths and contagion, Bolsonaro rejects restrictions on movement, asks people to return to work
March has been by far the worst month of the pandemic in the South American giant, with more than 66,000...
April 1, 2021
Venezuela lives its worst day of the pandemic with 1,348 contagions and 13 deaths
In the last 24 hours, 1,348 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Venezuela and 13 died from covid-19,...
April 1, 2021