Red Cross warns of impending pandemic health collapse in Latin America
The International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC) warned Friday that the pandemic "is far from over in the Americas,"...
May 29, 2021Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
Coronavac reduces Covid mortality in Uruguay by 97%, preliminary study shows
Coronavac was able to reduce Covid-19 mortality by 97% in Uruguay, according to a preliminary study conducted by the Ministry...
May 28, 2021
Luis Heber, until now Minister of Transport, becomes new Uruguayan Interior Minister
The hitherto Minister of Transport and Public Works of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Heber, will be the new head of Interior...
May 24, 2021
Uruguayan president cancels trip to Lasso’s inauguration in Ecuador after minister’s death
The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, suspended the trip to Ecuador that he had planned this Sunday for the...
May 23, 2021
Uruguayan Interior Minister, Jorge Larrañaga, dies after cardiac arrest
Uruguayan Minister of the Interior, Jorge Larrañaga, died this Saturday, according to the president of the South American country, Luis...
May 22, 2021
Chile and USA are vaccination champions, but the Americas are global laggards
Immunization is advancing unstoppably in Chile and the United States, which have already vaccinated more than 60% of their citizens...
May 21, 2021
Ex-advisor of former Argentine President Mauricio Macri asks for political asylum in Uruguay
Fabián Rodríguez Simón, ex-advisor to former Argentine President Mauricio Macri, has formalized his request for political asylum in Uruguay
May 20, 2021
Coronavirus: Uruguay and Argentina lead among countries with most deaths per population
The two countries are followed by Paraguay, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, according to Our World in Data website.
May 20, 2021
Uruguay adds 60 deaths and 3,344 new Covid-19 cases (May 19)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay added this Wednesday 60 deaths and 3,344 new cases of covid-19 after processing 14,060...
May 19, 2021