Brazil surpasses 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, says media consortium (June 19)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil su rpassed the 500,000 covid-19 deaths mark on Saturday, June 19, at a time...
June 19, 2021Topic
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Bolivian doctors go on strike over unpaid salaries and layoffs in pandemic
Health workers in several regions of Bolivia have announced a two-hour strike planned for this Friday in protest against layoffs...
June 17, 2021
New cases drop 11% in Chile and authorities speak of “stabilization”
Chilean health authorities said Thursday that the number of covid-19 infections has "stabilized" after reporting that in the last seven...
June 17, 2021
Pharma company tells Brazil’s Covid CPI that it billed 8 times more in 2020 with “Covid kit” drugs
EMS pharmaceutical company advised the Senate's Covid CPI that it invoiced R$142 (US$28.2) million with "Covid kit" drugs in 2020,...
June 17, 2021
Brazil is 3rd most favorable to reception of refugees among 28 nations – survey
According to a survey conducted in 28 countries, Brazil ranks 3rd with the population most open to welcoming refugees, even...
June 17, 2021
Covid-19 in the Americas: what you need to know today (June 16)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Caribbean will not reopen if its population is not vaccinated. This is how emphatic...
June 16, 2021
Colombia adds another 27,827 new Covid-19 infections and 595 deaths (June 16)
Colombian health authorities reported on Wednesday that 595 people died due to the coronavirus in a day in which there...
June 16, 2021
Brazil’s Covid CPI: Fierce clash between former allies Flávio Bolsonaro and ex-Rio governor Witzel
The Covid CPI (investigative committee) was the scene of a clash between ex-governor of Rio de Janeiro Wilson Witzel and...
June 16, 2021
Northeast Brazilian state entices residents for second vaccine dose with US$2,000 raffle
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maranhão governor Flávio Dino (PCdoB) on Tuesday, June 15, announced that the state will draw...
June 16, 2021