Brazilian capitals suspend 1st dose vaccination; mayors’ group challenges federal government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Less than a month after the start of vaccination, capital cities are beginning to suspend...
February 17, 2021Topic
coronavirus pandemic
“Vaccinegate” in Peru: 487 people used their position to secretly receive anti-Covid-19 dose
Peru's president Francisco Sagasti on Monday night, February 15th, confirmed Peru's president Francisco Sagasti on Monday night, February 15th, confirmed...
February 16, 2021
Biggest GDP drop for Peru in decades due to lockdown
Peru's economy shrank in 2020 by its biggest margin in three decades on the back of a months-long lockdown to...
February 16, 2021
Portugal’s tourism sector slumps back to 1980s levels amid pandemic
NewPortugal’s once-booming tourism sector suffered its worst results since the mid-1980s last year as the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns...
February 15, 2021
Brazil´s Embraer delivered 130 jets in 2020; down 35% from 2019
Brazilian plane-maker Embraer said Friday, Februry 12th, it delivered 130 jets last year, down nearly 35 per cent from 2019,...
February 15, 2021
Covid-19: 8 Brazilian capital cities show drop in severe cases of respiratory diseases
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) detected a drop in hospitalizations for the so-called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 8...
February 13, 2021
Global coronavirus cases down for 4th straight week, according to W.H.O.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has further stated that studies conducted to date do not suggest a lower vaccine protection...
February 13, 2021
Congress’s position on 5-day vaccince approval is “criminal” – former ANVISA president
Public health physician Gonzalo Vecina, ex-president of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency today classified Congress' position as "criminal" and "disastrous",...
February 11, 2021
Chile leads Latin America vaccine progress as it hits first million inoculations
Chile hit the one million mark in COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, putting the small but wealthy Andean nation at the...
February 10, 2021