IBOV 173,871.39 ▼ 1.22% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,409.65 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,249,524 ▼ 1.27% COLCAP 2,268.93 ▼ 1.01% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL5.10▲ 0.45% USD/MXN17.44▲ 0.29% USD/CLP927.20▲ 0.13% USD/COP3,212▼ 1.48% USD/PEN3.39▲ 0.21% USD/ARS1,474▼ 0.14% USD/UYU40.18▲ 1.21% USD/PYG6,030▲ 1.35% USD/BOB10.63▲ 3.73% USD/DOP58.14▼ 0.19% USD/CRC447.87▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.25% USD/HNL26.73▲ 0.09% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES725.63▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.49▲ 0.31% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.34% EUR/BRL5.84▲ 0.55% BRENT 85.37 ▲ 0.49% WTI 80.00 ▲ 0.50% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.36 ▲ 1.06% GOLD 4,008 ▼ 0.90% SILVER 56.39 ▼ 1.27% SOY 1,202 ▼ 0.04% CORN 466.00 ▲ 4.13% WHEAT 681.00 ▲ 0.52% COFFEE 314.50 ▼ 5.97% SUGAR 14.45 ▼ 2.69% ORANGE JUICE 135.90 ▼ 2.12% COTTON 79.83 ▼ 0.91% COCOA 5,568 ▼ 2.95% BEEF 224.15 ▼ 2.60% CATTLE 346.90 ▼ 0.87% LITHIUM 69.32 ▼ 2.46% PETR4 40.61 ▲ 0.05% VALE3 73.25 ▼ 1.69% ITUB4 42.70 ▼ 1.02% BBDC4 18.37 ▼ 1.24% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.58 ▲ 0.15% B3SA3 15.42 ▼ 1.72% WEGE3 44.05 ▼ 0.47% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.12% SUZB3 41.77 ▲ 0.70% RENT3 39.60 ▼ 1.86% AZZA3 18.56 ▼ 0.54% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.30 ▲ 3.45% PCAR3 2.65 ▲ 1.15% GMAT3 3.91 ▼ 1.76% PSSA3 54.92 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.36 ▲ 1.49% POSI3 3.87 ▼ 2.03% SLCE3 13.66 ▲ 1.19% NATU3 8.63 ▼ 0.46% BRKM5 6.26 ▼ 2.34% RANI3 8.02 ▲ 0.50% CSNA3 5.17 ▼ 1.34% CMIN3 5.42 ▲ 3.44% USIM5 8.25 ▲ 0.61% GGBR4 24.26 ▲ 0.25% ENEV3 26.30 ▼ 2.41% CPFE3 46.79 ▼ 0.09% CMIG4 11.05 ▼ 0.90% EQTL3 39.80 ▼ 1.31% LREN3 13.80 ▼ 2.13% VIVT3 35.40 ▼ 0.20% RAIL3 13.95 ▼ 0.85% KLABIN 17.46 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.65 ▼ 0.11% RDOR3 35.70 ▼ 0.86% HAPV3 10.89 ▼ 0.91% FLRY3 16.38 ▼ 0.79% SMTO3 15.64 ▲ 0.71% UGPA3 31.71 ▲ 1.96% VBBR3 34.17 ▲ 1.24% BBSE3 41.14 ▲ 1.06% BPAC11 56.52 ▼ 0.91% CURY3 31.96 ▼ 2.35% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.37 ▼ 0.64% COMPASS 25.00 ▼ 0.44% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 0.96% SANB11 26.81 ▼ 0.70% ASAI3 8.60 ▼ 0.69% SBSP3 29.64 ▼ 1.13% WALMEX 49.69 ▼ 0.02% GMEXICO 200.60 ▲ 0.19% FEMSA 226.00 ▲ 1.39% CEMEX 22.88 ▲ 1.15% GFNORTE 181.18 ▼ 1.24% BIMBO 58.81 ▲ 2.24% TELEVISA 9.53 ▼ 0.31% AMX 22.83 ▲ 0.13% GAP 393.33 ▼ 0.94% ASUR 280.68 ▼ 0.98% OMA 235.44 ▲ 0.10% KOF 179.72 ▲ 1.56% GRUMA 284.36 ▲ 1.07% KIMBER 38.70 ▲ 0.10% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 79,025 ▲ 0.60% GGAL 8,025 ▼ 2.19% PAMPA 5,145 ▼ 1.81% TXAR 666.00 ▼ 0.75% ALUAR 954.00 ▼ 0.57% TGS 9,615 ▼ 1.38% CEPU 2,312 ▼ 1.37% MIRGOR 16,600 ▼ 2.21% COME 45.29 ▼ 0.75% LOMA NEGRA 3,608 ▼ 0.14% BYMA 303.00 ▼ 0.33% TELECOM ARG 4,233 ▼ 1.91% ECOPETROL 15.78 ▼ 1.25% BANCOLOMBIA 79.96 ▼ 1.95% GRUPO AVAL 5.01 ▼ 0.40% CREDICORP 392.47 ▼ 1.44% SOUTHERN COPPER 179.27 ▼ 1.25% BUENAVENTURA 30.31 ▼ 1.30% MERCADOLIBRE 1,856 ▲ 0.70% NUBANK 13.84 ▼ 0.32% XP 16.67 ▼ 1.22% PAGSEGURO 9.21 ▼ 0.05% STONE 11.25 ▼ 0.27% GLOBANT 31.67 ▼ 0.97% TECNOGLASS 47.16 ▲ 3.26% GAP AIRPORT 225.31 ▼ 1.09% ASUR 280.68 ▼ 0.98% OMA AIRPORT 107.83 ▼ 0.06% AMX ADR 26.13 ▲ 0.08% FEMSA ADR 129.69 ▲ 0.71% CEMEX ADR 13.18 ▲ 0.80% PETROBRAS ADR 17.73 ▼ 0.73% VALE ADR 14.33 ▼ 2.32% ITAU ADR 8.34 ▼ 1.30% SANTANDER BR 5.28 ▼ 1.40% AMBEV ADR 3.04 ▲ 0.31% CSN 1.01 ▼ 1.94% GERDAU 4.80 ▼ 0.02% LATAM ADR 54.29 ▼ 1.06% BTC 64,685 ▼ 0.04% ETH 1,887 ▼ 1.57% SOL 76.60 ▼ 0.86% XRP 1.11 ▲ 0.13% BNB 580.06 ▼ 0.01% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.48% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.45% AVAX 6.63 ▼ 0.99% LINK 8.45 ▼ 0.96% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.30% LTC 44.90 ▼ 0.50% BCH 223.23 ▲ 0.03% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.30% XLM 0.19 ▲ 1.24% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.51% NEAR 2.07 ▲ 0.39% ATOM 1.53 ▼ 1.45% AAVE 94.00 ▼ 1.91% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.88 ▲ 0.64% EMBRAER ADR 65.03 ▲ 0.20% JBS 12.17 ▲ 0.54% JBS BDR 61.91 ▲ 0.78% MBRF3 15.24 ▼ 1.04% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 2.79% INTER 5.49 ▼ 2.40% EGX 52,928 ▲ 0.70% USD/ZAR16.42▲ 0.54% USD/NGN1,378▼ 0.12% NIKKEI 66,836 ▼ 2.79% CSI300 4,698 ▼ 1.85% HSI 25,009 ▲ 1.33% NIFTY 24,073 ▼ 0.02% KOSPI 6,821 ▼ 6.37% JCI 6,108 ▲ 1.10% USD/JPY162.41▲ 0.14% USD/CNY6.76▼ 0.10% DAX 24,810 ▼ 0.76% CAC 8,335 ▼ 0.57% FTSE 10,506 ▼ 0.10% MIB 52,118 ▼ 0.56% IBEX 19,191 ▼ 0.44% STOXX 641.37 ▼ 0.21% EUR/USD1.15▼ 0.12% GBP/USD1.35▲ 0.78% SPX 7,570 ▼ 0.03% DJI 52,740 ▲ 0.15% NDX 29,288 ▼ 0.73% RUT 2,996 ▲ 0.66% TSX 35,329 ▼ 0.25% VIX 15.97 ▲ 1.91% USD/CAD1.40▼ 0.15% US10Y 4.5800 ▲ 0.77% IBOV 173,871.39 ▼ 1.22% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,409.65 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,249,524 ▼ 1.27% COLCAP 2,268.93 ▼ 1.01% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL 5.10 ▲ 0.45% USD/MXN 17.44 ▲ 0.29% USD/CLP 927.20 ▲ 0.13% USD/COP 3,212 ▼ 1.48% USD/PEN 3.39 ▲ 0.21% USD/ARS 1,474 ▼ 0.14% USD/UYU 40.18 ▲ 1.21% USD/PYG 6,030 ▲ 1.35% USD/BOB 10.63 ▲ 3.73% USD/DOP 58.14 ▼ 0.19% USD/CRC 447.87 ▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.25% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 0.09% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.34% USD/VES 725.63 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.49 ▲ 0.31% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.34% EUR/BRL 5.84 ▲ 0.55% BRENT 85.37 ▲ 0.49% WTI 80.00 ▲ 0.50% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.36 ▲ 1.06% GOLD 4,008 ▼ 0.90% SILVER 56.39 ▼ 1.27% SOY 1,202 ▼ 0.04% CORN 466.00 ▲ 4.13% WHEAT 681.00 ▲ 0.52% COFFEE 314.50 ▼ 5.97% SUGAR 14.45 ▼ 2.69% ORANGE JUICE 135.90 ▼ 2.12% COTTON 79.83 ▼ 0.91% COCOA 5,568 ▼ 2.95% BEEF 224.15 ▼ 2.60% CATTLE 346.90 ▼ 0.87% LITHIUM 69.32 ▼ 2.46% PETR4 40.61 ▲ 0.05% VALE3 73.25 ▼ 1.69% ITUB4 42.70 ▼ 1.02% BBDC4 18.37 ▼ 1.24% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.58 ▲ 0.15% B3SA3 15.42 ▼ 1.72% WEGE3 44.05 ▼ 0.47% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.12% SUZB3 41.77 ▲ 0.70% RENT3 39.60 ▼ 1.86% AZZA3 18.56 ▼ 0.54% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.30 ▲ 3.45% PCAR3 2.65 ▲ 1.15% GMAT3 3.91 ▼ 1.76% PSSA3 54.92 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.36 ▲ 1.49% POSI3 3.87 ▼ 2.03% SLCE3 13.66 ▲ 1.19% NATU3 8.63 ▼ 0.46% BRKM5 6.26 ▼ 2.34% RANI3 8.02 ▲ 0.50% CSNA3 5.17 ▼ 1.34% CMIN3 5.42 ▲ 3.44% USIM5 8.25 ▲ 0.61% GGBR4 24.26 ▲ 0.25% ENEV3 26.30 ▼ 2.41% CPFE3 46.79 ▼ 0.09% CMIG4 11.05 ▼ 0.90% EQTL3 39.80 ▼ 1.31% LREN3 13.80 ▼ 2.13% VIVT3 35.40 ▼ 0.20% RAIL3 13.95 ▼ 0.85% KLABIN 17.46 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.65 ▼ 0.11% RDOR3 35.70 ▼ 0.86% HAPV3 10.89 ▼ 0.91% FLRY3 16.38 ▼ 0.79% SMTO3 15.64 ▲ 0.71% UGPA3 31.71 ▲ 1.96% VBBR3 34.17 ▲ 1.24% BBSE3 41.14 ▲ 1.06% BPAC11 56.52 ▼ 0.91% CURY3 31.96 ▼ 2.35% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.37 ▼ 0.64% COMPASS 25.00 ▼ 0.44% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 0.96% SANB11 26.81 ▼ 0.70% ASAI3 8.60 ▼ 0.69% SBSP3 29.64 ▼ 1.13% WALMEX 49.69 ▼ 0.02% GMEXICO 200.60 ▲ 0.19% FEMSA 226.00 ▲ 1.39% CEMEX 22.88 ▲ 1.15% GFNORTE 181.18 ▼ 1.24% BIMBO 58.81 ▲ 2.24% TELEVISA 9.53 ▼ 0.31% AMX 22.83 ▲ 0.13% GAP 393.33 ▼ 0.94% ASUR 280.68 ▼ 0.98% OMA 235.44 ▲ 0.10% KOF 179.72 ▲ 1.56% GRUMA 284.36 ▲ 1.07% KIMBER 38.70 ▲ 0.10% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 79,025 ▲ 0.60% GGAL 8,025 ▼ 2.19% PAMPA 5,145 ▼ 1.81% TXAR 666.00 ▼ 0.75% ALUAR 954.00 ▼ 0.57% TGS 9,615 ▼ 1.38% CEPU 2,312 ▼ 1.37% MIRGOR 16,600 ▼ 2.21% COME 45.29 ▼ 0.75% LOMA NEGRA 3,608 ▼ 0.14% BYMA 303.00 ▼ 0.33% TELECOM ARG 4,233 ▼ 1.91% ECOPETROL 15.78 ▼ 1.25% BANCOLOMBIA 79.96 ▼ 1.95% GRUPO AVAL 5.01 ▼ 0.40% CREDICORP 392.47 ▼ 1.44% SOUTHERN COPPER 179.27 ▼ 1.25% BUENAVENTURA 30.31 ▼ 1.30% MERCADOLIBRE 1,856 ▲ 0.70% NUBANK 13.84 ▼ 0.32% XP 16.67 ▼ 1.22% PAGSEGURO 9.21 ▼ 0.05% STONE 11.25 ▼ 0.27% GLOBANT 31.67 ▼ 0.97% TECNOGLASS 47.16 ▲ 3.26% GAP AIRPORT 225.31 ▼ 1.09% ASUR 280.68 ▼ 0.98% OMA AIRPORT 107.83 ▼ 0.06% AMX ADR 26.13 ▲ 0.08% FEMSA ADR 129.69 ▲ 0.71% CEMEX ADR 13.18 ▲ 0.80% PETROBRAS ADR 17.73 ▼ 0.73% VALE ADR 14.33 ▼ 2.32% ITAU ADR 8.34 ▼ 1.30% SANTANDER BR 5.28 ▼ 1.40% AMBEV ADR 3.04 ▲ 0.31% CSN 1.01 ▼ 1.94% GERDAU 4.80 ▼ 0.02% LATAM ADR 54.29 ▼ 1.06% BTC 64,685 ▼ 0.04% ETH 1,887 ▼ 1.57% SOL 76.60 ▼ 0.86% XRP 1.11 ▲ 0.13% BNB 580.06 ▼ 0.01% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.48% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.45% AVAX 6.63 ▼ 0.99% LINK 8.45 ▼ 0.96% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.30% LTC 44.90 ▼ 0.50% BCH 223.23 ▲ 0.03% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.30% XLM 0.19 ▲ 1.24% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.51% NEAR 2.07 ▲ 0.39% ATOM 1.53 ▼ 1.45% AAVE 94.00 ▼ 1.91% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.88 ▲ 0.64% EMBRAER ADR 65.03 ▲ 0.20% JBS 12.17 ▲ 0.54% JBS BDR 61.91 ▲ 0.78% MBRF3 15.24 ▼ 1.04% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 2.79% INTER 5.49 ▼ 2.40% EGX 52,928 ▲ 0.70% USD/ZAR 16.41 ▲ 0.78% USD/NGN 1,378 ▼ 0.11% NIKKEI 66,836 ▼ 2.79% CSI300 4,698 ▼ 1.85% HSI 25,009 ▲ 1.33% NIFTY 24,073 ▼ 0.02% KOSPI 6,821 ▼ 6.37% JCI 6,108 ▲ 1.10% USD/JPY 162.39 ▲ 0.16% USD/CNY 6.7610 ▲ 0.05% DAX 24,810 ▼ 0.76% CAC 8,335 ▼ 0.57% FTSE 10,506 ▼ 0.10% MIB 52,118 ▼ 0.56% IBEX 19,191 ▼ 0.44% STOXX 641.37 ▼ 0.21% EUR/USD 1.1453 ▼ 0.13% GBP/USD 1.3509 ▼ 0.21% SPX 7,570 ▼ 0.03% DJI 52,740 ▲ 0.15% NDX 29,288 ▼ 0.73% RUT 2,996 ▲ 0.66% TSX 35,329 ▼ 0.25% VIX 15.97 ▲ 1.91% USD/CAD 1.4021 ▼ 0.11% US10Y 4.5800 ▲ 0.77%
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Covid-19: Information you need to know about face masks, coming directly from the Israeli Ministry of Health 

By · March 5, 2022 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Like most other countries in the world, Israel has long imposed a mask mandate on its people.

In some countries, there was even an outdoor mask mandate, which was lifted, for example, in the Brazilian capital Brasilia in an unprecedented clown show just a few days ago in March 2022.

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A few months ago, the Israeli Public Emergency Council for the Covid-19 Crisis asked the Israeli government for information under the Freedom of Information Law.

The response letter from the Israeli Ministry of Health 22. November 2021 is revealing and shocking at the same time.

Watch the video of Israeli journalist Avi Barak to learn more about what Israel and the world already knew in the spring of 2020 and never told us so they can manipulate us better.

 

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